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'That's just the cesspool where they dump all the trash': exploring working class men's perceptions and experiences of social capital and health
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Dolan, Alan (2007) 'That's just the cesspool where they dump all the trash': exploring working class men's perceptions and experiences of social capital and health. Health, Vol.11 (No.4). pp. 475-495. doi:10.1177/1363459307080869
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363459307080869
Abstract
This article explores issues relating to the concept of social capital which has been become an important explanation for inequalities in health. It is based on an analysis of in-depth interviews with working class men living in two contrasting socio-economic areas - one relatively disadvantaged and one advantaged. It highlights the role of different community contexts in the nature and extent of local social capital. In particular, it demonstrates how de-industrialization and economic change as well as material deprivation and a perceived dis-investment in local communities impacted on the men's levels of social capital. Analysis also shows the ways in which gender mediates the processes through which social capital is developed and accessed as a personal and social resource, and how the norms and values associated with working class masculinities appeared to preclude the men from building supportive health-enhancing relationships with others in their community. The prominence of social capital has focused attention on the subjective dimensions of community life as potential determinants of health. This article has, therefore, sought to contribute to this field by widening our understanding about the relationship between social capital, gender and health.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine H Social Sciences |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Health | ||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||
| ISSN: | 1363-4593 | ||||
| Official Date: | October 2007 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.11 | ||||
| Number: | No.4 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 21 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 475-495 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/1363459307080869 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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