Poverty, community and health : co-operation and the good society / / Vicky Cattell.
"Despite plentiful evidence on poverty and reduced health chances and on the benefits of co-operative social networks and social capital, the nature of the relationship between them remains uncertain. Yet an enhanced understanding is needed if we are to gain, not only a more effective purchase...
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 195 p. |
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| Summary: | "Despite plentiful evidence on poverty and reduced health chances and on the benefits of co-operative social networks and social capital, the nature of the relationship between them remains uncertain. Yet an enhanced understanding is needed if we are to gain, not only a more effective purchase on social processes involved in well-being, or on links between poverty and place, but also of the stratagems people adopt to challenge or cope with social and economic difficulties and resist their deleterious effects. Drawing on key concepts and on community studies conducted in East London housing estates, this book brings together diverse strands of influence on participatory community life and individual well-being. Residents' rich narratives are used to emphasize the significance of different social network patterns for mediating disadvantage and happiness. The book makes a timely contribution to post 2010 policy agendas and to current political debates on the 'big society' and the 'good society'"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230019973 (hardback) 9780230355101 (ebook) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Vicky Cattell. |