This timely volume puts emphasis on the effect of social capital on everyday life: how the routines of daily life lead people to get involved in their communiti

This book shows the important links between social conditions and health and begins to describe the processes through which these health inequalities may be gen

Social capital is a key concept in academic research and policymaking internationally. It focuses attention on social relationships, values, and access to resou

Social capital - networks of civic engagements, norms of reciprocity, and attitudes of trust - is widely seen as playing a key role for the health of democracy.