WebAbstract. Social capital has become a popular subject in the literature on determinants of health. The concept of social capital has been used in the sociological, political science, and economic development literatures, as well as in the health inequalities literature. Analysis of its use in the health inequalities literature suggests that ... WebCONCEPT OF HEALTH CAPITAL 225 over time-at an increasing rate, at least after some stage in the life cycle-and can be increased by investment. Death occurs when the stock …

Health capital: toward a conceptual framework for …

WebHealth and education are joint invest-ments made in the same individual. The individual is more effective in society as a producer and as a consumer because of these … WebCONCEPT O F HEALTH CAPITAL 235 Indeed, the major differences between my health model and the human capital models of Becker (1967) and Ben-Porath (1967) are the assump- tions made about the … arti bager

GARY BECKER’S CONTRIBUTIONS IN HEALTH ECONOMICS

WebIn a recent commentary in the Journal , Fran Baum raised the question, whether social capital is “good for your health?”1While the concept of social capital has had a meteoric rise in political, economic and public health rhetoric it remains to be fully defined and understood.2 3 Despite this lack of clarity, there has been the release of government and … WebHe used the term bridging capital to describe the second type of social capital. This concept is based on the work of Granovetter (1973) and others who have shown that so-called weak ties (relationships with indi-viduals outside of one’s immediate or localized network) are important in the acquisition of new information and opportunities. WebIn this article, I propose and define the new concept of cultural health capital, based on cultural capital theories,to help account for how patient-provider interactions unfold in ways that may generate disparities in health care. I define cultural health capital as the repertoire of cultural skill … arti bagan flowchart