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Record Nr.

UNINA9910580293703321

Autore

Klärner Andreas <1970->

Titolo

Social Networks and Health Inequalities : A New Perspective for Research

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, : Springer Nature, 2022

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022

©2022

ISBN

3-030-97722-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (342 pages)

Classificazione

MED032000SOC000000SOC025000SOC026000SOC057000

Altri autori (Persone)

GamperMarkus

Keim-KlärnerSylvia

MoorIrene

von der LippeHolger

VonneilichNico

Soggetti

Sociology

Society & social sciences

Medical sociology

Geriatric medicine

Social work

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This open access book applies insights from the network perspective in health research to explain the reproduction of health inequalities. It discusses the extant literature in this field that strongly correlates differences in social status with health behaviours and outcomes, and add to this literature by providing a coherent theoretical explanation for the causes of these health inequalities. It also shows that much research is needed on the precise factors and the social and socio-psychological mechanisms that are at play in creating and cementing social inequalities in health behaviours. While social support and social relations have received considerable attention within social and behavioural science research on health inequalities, this book considers



the whole network of interpersonal relations, structures and influence mechanisms. This is the perspective of the social network analytical approach which has recently gained much attention in health research. The chapters of this book cover state-of-the-art research, open research questions, and perspectives for future research. The book provides network analyses on health inequalities from the perspective of sociology, psychology, and public health and is of interest to a wide range of scholars, students and practitioners trying to understand how health inequalities are reproduced across generations.