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Article: Determinants of social capital indicators at the neighborhood level: a longitudinal analysis of loss of off-sale alcohol outlets and voting *.(Report)
- Article from:
- Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
- Article date:
- November 1, 2007
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SOCIAL CAPITAL REMAINS AN IMPORTANT concept in understanding health disparities among poor and minority populations, albeit one whose operationalization varies across researchers (Baum, 2000; Carpiano, 2006; Muntaner and Lynch, 2002; Poortinga, 2006; Portes, 1998; Szreter and Woolcock, 2004; Ziersch et al., 2005). Most authors begin their reviews of social capital by returning to the original definitions of Bourdieu (1986), Coleman (1990), and Putnam (2000) that characteristically include two components: (I) the social structure or network and (2) the benefits that result from being a member of a large social network. Most critiques wrestle with the concept in two ways: ...