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Social Network, Social Capital, and Exclusion
Characteristics of our social network (size, density…) influence our access to information, resources, and opportunities available
What is the social network theory?
health
According to social network theory, a person’s social network affects behaviours including _______ behaviours
better
resources
control
The richer (larger and denser) your personal network, the ______ your physical and mental health because of:
Improved access to _______
Enhanced ______ over your life prospects
norms, enhancing
Social networks discipline members into adhering to ______, beliefs, and values, many of which are potentially health ______
Social support | Social networks |
Qualitative nature of interactions | Quantitative nature of interactions (amount) |
Depends on emotional support, informational support or material support | Depends on the number of contacts, frequency of contacts, and density of the network |
What’s the difference between social support and social networks?
transactional
Social relations are ______ as they involve reciprocity
Mediated relationship | Being well adjusted → positive social relations → better health Being well adjusted → better health |
Confounded relationship | Being well adjusted → better health + positive social relations Having positive social relations → being well adjusted |
Independent relationship | Being well adjusted → better health Positive social relations → better health |
What are the 3 types of relationships/mechanisms explaining social support and health?
Participation in community affairs
The number of community-based organizations
The level of interpersonal trust
Crime statistics
What are the 4 components of social cohesion that influence life expectancy and disease incidence?
Other variables, such as income and education, are health determinants that might influence social cohesion and might confound the relationship (social cohesion → better health)
Explain the problem of confounding variables when it comes to social cohesion?
cohesion, structures
→ resources, action
→ psychosocial
Social capital is a subset of social _____ and includes features of social ______ like levels of interpersonal trust, norms of reciprocity, democratic norms, community engagement, and mutual aid
→ These act as _____ for individuals (part of the capital) and facilitate collective ______
→ It’s a ________ argument because
negatively
All-cause mortality is _______ correlated with measures of social capital
The informational and instrumental supports embedded in an individual’s social network
Each member is a beneficiary of the capital created by the network
What’s network social capital and how is it different from social capital?
The degree to which an individual is, or perceives to be, connected to their community
→ Subjective
What’s community belonging?
health
esteem, control
resources
Community belonging may influence the likelihood of undertaking behavioural changes through:
The exposure to _____-related behaviour norms and attitudes in the community
Psychosocial mechanisms such as self-_____, social status, and social ________
Access to material and other types of community ______
change
Community belonging is strongly related to community-level capacity for healthy behavioural ______
Putnam’s intra-group solidarity and extra-group hostility | Contact theory |
Increased diversity = breakdown of intra-group solidarity | Increased diversity = increases in norms of tolerance and cooperation |
Diversity creates a society of atomized individuals with hostility and resentment |
What are the differences between Putnam’s intra-group solidarity and extra-group hostility vs. Contact theory
gaps
power, social
life-course, population
Social exclusion and the process of marginalization are:
Mechanisms through which there are big _____ in health gaps between dominant and racialized groups
Are health-relevant features that include ______ and the nature of ______ relations
Can only be understood from a _____-_____ perspective or _______-health perspective
support
trust, reciprocity
networks
effects
belonging
5 theoretical perspectives for social support/networks:
Individual-level psychological → emotional, informational, instrumental _______
Collective-level psychosocial → levels of ______ and ______
Interactional effects of ______ on their members
Collective-level neo-materialist → distributional ______ of networks
Collective-level psychosocial → sense of _______
