Poverty, Community and Health [electronic resource] : Co-operation and the Good Society /
Cattell, V.author.
If we are becoming increasingly disconnected from our local communities, are there implications for health, well being and happiness, particularly for people on low incomes? This book looks at the interplay between poor people, poor communities and poor health, with a particular focus on social networks as key linkages.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Social Murder -- Utopian Dreams? -- Researching Poverty, Community and Health -- Community Resilience -- Community Demoralisation and Resistance -- Social Capital in Urban Neighbourhoods: the Potential for Unity and Division -- Well-being and Happiness: Balancing Community with Independence -- Social Network Characteristics and Health and Well-Being -- Conclusions: Poverty, Community and Health in the 'Good Society' -- Bibliography -- Index.
If we are becoming increasingly disconnected from our local communities, are there implications for health, well being and happiness, particularly for people on low incomes? This book looks at the interplay between poor people, poor communities and poor health, with a particular focus on social networks as key linkages.
Social policy.
Social justice.
Human rights.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Sociology, Urban.
Medicine .
Health.
Health economics.
Social Policy.
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Urban Studies/Sociology.
Popular Science in Medicine and Health.
Health Economics.