Health by association? Social capital, social theory, and the political economy of public health
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Abstract
Three perspectives on the efficacy of social capital have been explored in the public health literature. A ‘social support’ perspective argues that informal networks are central to objective and subjective welfare; an ‘inequality’ thesis posits that widening economic disparities have eroded citizens' sense of social justice and inclusion, which in turn has led to heightened anxiety and compromised rising life expectancies; a ‘political economy’ approach sees the primary determinant of poor health outcomes as the socially and politically mediated exclusion from material resources. A more comprehensive but grounded theory of social capital is presented that develops a distinction between bonding, bridging, and linking social capital. It is argued that this framework helps to reconcile these three perspectives, incorporating a broader reading of history, politics, and the empirical evidence regarding the mechanisms connecting types of network structure and state—society relations to public health outcomes.
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| Authors | Simon Szreter |
| Journal | International Journal of Epidemiology |
| Year | 2004 |
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10.1093/ije/dyh013
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