Global Perspectives on Social Capital and Health [electronic resource] /
Kawachi, Ichiro.editor.
Takao, Soshi.editor.
Subramanian, S.V.editor.
Global Perspectives on Social Capital and Health Ichiro Kawachi, Soshi Takao, and S.V. Subramanian, editors The idea of social capital emerged in the social science disciplines to explain puzzling phenomena such as why some communities fare better in crisis than others. As the field matures, it has been adapted to wide-ranging issues such as population health.  Global Perspectives on Social Capital and Health presents the major research issues as well as nuanced theoretical discussion in keeping with an evolving field in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. Background chapters analyze how social capital manifests in neighborhoods, workplaces, and schools, and its relationship to health. The book's second half offers guidelines for improving population health at the social capital level, and examples of interventions, such as microfinance programs, in which enhanced social capital and health benefits are a significant by-product. And a number of contributors debate the problems of defining the concept--and using the term at all. Included in the coverage:   Contextual determinants of community social capital Causal inference in social capital research Advancing social capital interventions from a network and population health perspective The social capital of welfare states and its significance for population health Social capital interventions to promote healthy aging Social capital, social policy, and health disparities: a legacy of political advocacy in African-American communities   Because of its diverse scope, Global Perspectives on Social Capital and Health will attract a wide audience among researchers and graduate students in public health, epidemiology, medical sociology, and economics.
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""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction""; ""1.1 A Definition of Social Capital""; ""1.2 Emerging Directions""; ""1.2.1 Application to Diverse Social Contexts""; ""1.2.2 Antecedents of Social Capital""; ""1.2.3 Causal Inference""; ""1.2.4 Social Capital Interventions""; ""1.2.5 Fresh Problems and Population Subgroups""; ""1.3 Social Capital and Social Theory""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Workplace Social Capital and Health""; ""2.1 Social Capital and Other Psychosocial Factors Related to Employee Health""
""2.2 Why Is the Workplace an Important Context for Social Capital and Health Research?""""2.3 How to Measure Social Capital at Work""; ""2.3.1 Measuring Trust""; ""2.3.2 Multicomponent Measures of Social Capital""; ""Box 2.1. A Short Measure of Social Capital at Workplace""; ""2.4 Workplace Social Capital and Health""; ""2.4.1 Findings Regarding Workplace Social Capital and Health in Nonmedical Settings""; ""2.4.2 Findings Regarding Workplace Social Capital and Health in Medical Settings""; ""2.5 Cross-National Comparison of Workplace Social Capital: Japan and Finland""
""2.5.1 Results from Cross-National Comparisons""""2.5.2 Individual-Level Correlates of Workplace Social Capital by Country""; ""2.5.3 What Do These Comparisons Indicate?""; ""2.5.4 What Can We Learn from These Findings?""; ""2.6 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Social Capital in Schools""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Social Capital in the Family and Neighborhood Contexts and Well-Being Among Children and Adolescents""; ""3.3 Why Are Schools an Important Context for Understanding Social Capital?""; ""3.3.1 Financial Capital and Human Capital in School""
""3.3.2 What Is Social Capital in School?""""3.4 School Social Capital and Student Outcomes: The Evidence""; ""3.4.1 Academic Achievement and Social Adjustment""; ""3.4.2 Health and Health Risk Behaviors""; ""3.4.3 Effects of School Social Capital on Teachers""; ""3.5 How Can Social Capital Among Young People Be Generated and Maintained?""; ""3.6 Concluding Remarks""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Causal Inference in Social Capital Research""; ""4.1 Threats to Causal Inference""; ""4.2 Analytical Approaches to Address the Endogeneity of Social Capital""
""4.2.1 Instrumental Variable Estimation""""4.2.2 Case Example of IV Estimation: The Taketoyo Intervention Study""; ""4.2.3 Summary of Social Capital Research Utilizing the IV Estimation Approach""; ""4.2.4 Tests of Validity of IV Estimates""; ""4.2.5 Experimental Manipulation of Social Capital""; ""4.3 Fixed-Effects Models""; ""4.4 Concluding Remarks""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5: Contextual Determinants of Community Social Capital""; ""5.1 Analytical Framework of Social Capital and Its Determinants""; ""5.2 Previous Studies on the Contextual Determinants""
""5.2.1 Urbanization and Suburbanization""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Global Perspectives on Social Capital and Health Ichiro Kawachi, Soshi Takao, and S.V. Subramanian, editors The idea of social capital emerged in the social science disciplines to explain puzzling phenomena such as why some communities fare better in crisis than others. As the field matures, it has been adapted to wide-ranging issues such as population health.  Global Perspectives on Social Capital and Health presents the major research issues as well as nuanced theoretical discussion in keeping with an evolving field in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. Background chapters analyze how social capital manifests in neighborhoods, workplaces, and schools, and its relationship to health. The book's second half offers guidelines for improving population health at the social capital level, and examples of interventions, such as microfinance programs, in which enhanced social capital and health benefits are a significant by-product. And a number of contributors debate the problems of defining the concept--and using the term at all. Included in the coverage:   Contextual determinants of community social capital Causal inference in social capital research Advancing social capital interventions from a network and population health perspective The social capital of welfare states and its significance for population health Social capital interventions to promote healthy aging Social capital, social policy, and health disparities: a legacy of political advocacy in African-American communities   Because of its diverse scope, Global Perspectives on Social Capital and Health will attract a wide audience among researchers and graduate students in public health, epidemiology, medical sociology, and economics.
Epidemiology.
Econometrics.
Demography.
Regional economics.
Spatial economics.
Epidemiology.
Econometrics.
Demography.
Regional/Spatial Science.