GGR353H5 Chapter Notes -Social Capital, Main Source, Human Capital
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Most closely associated with a traditional working class community and culture. Week 7 reading: poor people, poor places, and poor health: the mediating role of social networks and social capital. Socially excluded or truncated network: limited to a small number of membership groups, and a small number of people within those groups. Residents with these networks include newcomers, unemployed people, women with controlling partners, and some isolated elderly people. Additional examples included single parents without local families, careers, a refugee, and a woman who immigrated on marriage. Homogenous network: consists of a relatively small number of membership groups, but there may be extensive contacts within those groups. It is predominantly made up of a local extended family, plus a small number of local friends and neighbors. These networks are dense, its members know each other. Traditional network: made up family , neighbors, ex. Workmates, old school friends, and friends from social clubs and sports clubs.
