Social capital in epidemiology

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Abstract

Inspired by Putnam’s study of Italy, this chapter develops applications that test the issue of social capital and health in the context of social epidemiology. Three central concepts are explained. The chapter attends to the technical issues, including, for example, the portion of children in subgroups identifying conflicts. The author then comes to his main message: the value of longitudinal experimental design. The chapter presents several longitudinal cases that the author recommends.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElgar Companion to Social Capital and Health
EditorsSherman Folland, Eric Nauenberg
Place of PublicationCheltenham, UK
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing
Chapter7
Pages91-112
Number of pages22
ISBN (Electronic)9781785360718
ISBN (Print)9781785360701
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology

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