10 Social Capital and Health in Canada: (Compositional) Effects of Trust, Participation in Networks, and Civic Activity on Self-Rated Health

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Theoretical Overview
6. Ubiquity and Disciplinary Contrasts of Social Capital 17
7. The Dynamics of Social Capital: Who Wants to Stay In If Nobody Is Out? 41
8. Equality, Trust, and Multiculturalism 67
9. Studies of Social Capital and Determinants of Social Capital
10. Measuring and Modelling Interpersonal Trust 95
11. Gender, Early Experiences with “Social Capital,” and Adult Community Participation 133
12. Ethnicity and Social Capital in Canada 169
13. Social Capital and Political Struggles of Immigrants: Sri Lankan Tamils and Black Caribbean Peoples in Toronto 199
14. Consequences of Social Capital: Policy and Government Programs
15. Social Capital and Intergenerational Coresidence: How Ethnic Communities and Families Shape Transitions to Adulthood 219
16. Social Capital and Health in Canada: (Compositional) Effects of Trust, Participation in Networks, and Civic Activity on Self-Rated Health 251
17. Ethnicity, Trust, and the Welfare State 279
18. Works Cited 305
19. Contributors 335
20. Index 341