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Chappell, Neena L.; Funk, Laura M. – Social Indicators Research, 2010
This paper empirically examines the relationship between advantage, social capital and health status to assess (a) whether social capital adds explanatory power to what we already know about the relationship between advantage and health and (b) whether social capital adds anything beyond its component parts, namely social participation and trust.…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Trust (Psychology), Economic Status, Income
Brook, Robert H.; Williams, Kathleen N. – 1975
This report brings together two issues: quality of care measurement and health care for the disadvantaged. The main question that is asked is whether an improvement in the quality of health care delivered to the disadvantaged will contribute to equalizing their health status. A review of the literature points to the following four conclusions: (1)…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Evaluation, Health Conditions