'That's just the cesspool where they dump all the trash': Exploring working class men's perceptions and experiences of social capital and health

Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 475-495

  Dolan, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Masculinity; Men's health; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34548447155     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459307080869     Document Type: Article

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