Social capital in its place: Using social theory to understand social capital and inequalities in health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1174-1184

  Stephens, Christine ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bourdieu; Health inequalities; Neighbourhood; New Zealand; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH WORK; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 38749127227     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.11.026     Document Type: Article

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