Poverty, Community and Health - Co-Operation and the Good Society

Informationen zum Autor VICKY CATTELL Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London, UK, and a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Middlesex University, UK. She has lectured in Sociology, Social Policy and Politics. Her research and publications cover poverty, community and social networks in poor neighbourhoods, health and well being, and public spaces. Klappentext If we are becoming increasingly disconnected from our local communities, are there implications for health, well being and happiness, particularly for people on low incomes? This book looks at the interplay between poor people, poor communities and poor health, with a particular focus on social networks as key linkages. Zusammenfassung If we are becoming increasingly disconnected from our local communities! are there implications for health! well being and happiness! particularly for people on low incomes? This book looks at the interplay between poor people! poor communities and poor health! with a particular focus on social networks as key linkages. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Social Murder Utopian Dreams? Researching Poverty, Community and Health Community Resilience Community Demoralisation and Resistance Social Capital in Urban Neighbourhoods: the Potential for Unity and Division Well-being and Happiness: Balancing Community with Independence Social Network Characteristics and Health and Well-Being Conclusions: Poverty, Community and Health in the 'Good Society' Bibliography Index

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Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Social Murder Utopian Dreams? Researching Poverty, Community and Health Community Resilience Community Demoralisation and Resistance Social Capital in Urban Neighbourhoods: the Potential for Unity and Division Well-being and Happiness: Balancing Community with Independence Social Network Characteristics and Health and Well-Being Conclusions: Poverty, Community and Health in the 'Good Society' Bibliography Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: V Cattell, V. Cattell, Vicky Cattell, CATTELL VICKY
• Edition: Palgrave UK
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 27.10.2011
• EAN: 9780230019973
• ISBN: 978-0-230-01997-3
• Pages: 204
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Sociologie politique; B, Sociology, Social Inequality, Medicine, Human Rights, Health economics, Health, Social Policy, Popular medicine & health, Social & ethical issues, Politics & government, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Urban Sociology, Social Justice, Social Structure, Popular Science in Medicine and Health, Health Sciences, Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Sociology, Urban, Urban Studies/Sociology, Urban communities, capital;community;health;poverty;social capital;utopia