Social Networks and Health Inequalities : A New Perspective for Research

This open access book applies insights from the network perspective in health research to explain the reproduction of health inequalities.

- Social Networks and Health Inequalities: A New Perspective for Research. - Social Relations, Social Capital, and Social Networks: A Conceptual Classification. - Social Network Theories: An Overview. - Social Network Mechanisms. - Negative Ties and Inequalities in Health. - Network Analysis and Health Inequalities: A Methodological Introduction. - Social Networks, Family Social Capital, and Child Health. - Social Networks, Health, and Health Inequalities in Youth. - Social Networks and Health Inequalities in Young and Middle Adulthood. - Social Networks and Health Inequalities in Old Age. - Social Status, Social Relations, and Health. - Unemployment, Social Networks, and Health Inequalities. - Social Networks and the Health of Single Parents. - Gender and Health Inequalities: Social Networks in the Context of Health and Health Behavior. - Social Networks and Disability: Access to and Stabilization of Integration into the Primary Labor Market. - Migration as a Health Inequality Dimension? Natio-Ethno-Cultural Affiliation, Health, and Social Networks. - Desiderata: Social Networks and Health Inequalities: Which Questions Remain Open?.