Social Capital and Health

2008 Business & Economics

Author : Ichiro Kawachi
Release : 2008
Genre : Business & Economics
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Download or read book Social Capital and Health written by Ichiro Kawachi. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As interest in social capital has grown over the past decade—particularly in public health —so has the lack of consensus on exactly what it is and what makes it worth studying. Ichiro Kawachi, a widely respected leader in the field, and 21 contributors (including physicians, economists, and public health experts) discuss the theoretical origins of social capital, the strengths and limitations of current methodologies of measuring it, and salient examples of social capital concepts informing public health practice. Among the highlights: Measurement methods: survey, sociometric, ethnographic, experimental The relationship between social capital and physical health and health behaviors: smoking, substance abuse, physical activity, sexual activity Social capital and mental health: early findings Social capital and the aging community Social capital and disaster preparedness Social Capital and Health is certain to inspire a new generation of research on this topic, and will be of interest to researchers and advanced students in public health, health behavior, and social epidemiology.

Measuring Social Capital

2004 Business & Economics

Author : Christiaan Grootaert
Release : 2004
Genre : Business & Economics
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Download or read book Measuring Social Capital written by Christiaan Grootaert. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of social capital has become increasingly prominent in both the theoretical and applied social science literature over the last decade. This publication seeks to provide a set of empirical tools to measure social capital, focusing on its application in developing countries. The methodology aims to generate quantitative data on various dimensions of social capital as part of a larger household survey (such as the Living Standards Measurement Survey or a household income/expenditure survey). The paper also provides detailed guidance for the use and analysis of the data.

Understanding and Measuring Social Capital

2002 Electronic books

Author : World Bank The
Release : 2002
Genre : Electronic books
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Download or read book Understanding and Measuring Social Capital written by World Bank The. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding and Measuring Social Capital details various methods of gauging social capital and provides illustrative case studies from Mali and India. It also offers a measuring instrument, the Social Capital Assessment Tool, that combines quantitative and qualitative approaches. This tool can be downloaded from a CDROM which is included with the book.

Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion

2014 Political Science

Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Measuring Social and Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion in Surveys
Release : 2014
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 253/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion written by National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Measuring Social and Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion in Surveys. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The report identifies working definitions of key terms; advises on the feasibility and specifications of indicators relevant to analyses of social, economic, and health domains; and assesses the strength of the evidence regarding the relationship between these indicators and observed trends in crime, employment, and resilience to shocks such as natural disasters. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion weighs the relative merits of surveys, administrative records, and non-government data sources, and considers the appropriate role of the federal statistical system."--Publisher's description.

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