Elgar companion to social capital and health / edited by Sherman Folland, Eric Nauenberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Folland, Sherman, editor.

Nauenberg, Eric, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social capital (Sociology)--Health aspects.

Social capital (Sociology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., Inc., 2018.

Summary:

Sherman Folland and Eric Nauenberg present the cutting edge of research covering the ever-expanding social capital field. With excellent contributions from leading academics, the Elgar Companion to Social Capital and Health offers a developed examination of new research across sociology, epidemiology, economics, psychology, and political science. Authors from across North America, Europe, and Asia provide wide-ranging and detailed accounts of social capital and health, focusing on social networks, causality, and productivity. Sections cover theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence supporting the connection between social capital and health worldwide. Authors discuss ageing, immigration, religion, and workplace health as well as focusing on social capital in developing countries experiencing rapid and extensive economic growth. Essential reading for any aspirational social capital and health policy academic, this Companion offers future paths for research within sociology, health economics, epidemiology, political science, and social policy. The breadth of study would also benefit public health officials, policy analysts, and healthcare decision-makers.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction / Sherman Folland and Eric Nauenberg

Part I Theories on how social capital improves health

2. How does social capital contribute to health? / Sherman Folland

3. History of social capital and health / M. Kamrul Islam

4. How social capital arises in areas / Tor Iversen and Tigist Woldetsadik Someno

Part II Special inquiries on social capital and health

5. Social capital and health across the life cycle / Eric Nauenberg

6. Religious and social capital and health / Ephraim Shapiro and Chen Sharony

Part III Empirical evidence: does social capital improve health?

7. Social capital in epidemiology / Martin Lindstr̐ưom

8. Social capital and aging brain health / Nicole Anderson

9. Social capital and types of illnesses: Where is it most effective? / M. Kamrul Islam, Sherman Folland and Oddvar Kaarb̐ưe

10. Social capital and risk-taking behavior / Sherman Folland

Part IV Causality issues

11. Social capital and health interventions: Enhancing social capital to improve health / Jean Guo, Setti Rais Ali and Lise Rochaix

12. Does health affect social capital? / Hope Corman, Kelly Noonan and Nancy E. Reichman

13. Trust promotes health: addressing reverse causality by studying children of immigrants / Martin Ljunge

14. Workplace social capital and sickness absence / M. Kamrul Islam and Lorenzo Rocco

Part V Sociology and social capital

15. Network approaches to the study of social capital and health / Spencer Moore, Stephanie Child, Yun-Hsuan Wu and Jennifer Mandelbaum

16. Do network members' resources generate health inequality? Social capital theory and beyond / Lijun Song, Cleothia G. Frazier and Philip J. Pettis

Part VI Social capital and health in world development

17. Social capital and health inequalities in developing countries: A case study for Indonesia / Florence Jusot and Marta Men̐ưendez

18. Social capital and economic growth / Soumyana

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-78536-071-X