SOCI 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Hypothesis, Research Question, Allostatic Load
9 Mar 2016
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General topic: racial disparities in health; neighborhood impact; quantitative study. Authors examine whether neighborhood social context is reflected in self- assessments of health. Whether neighborhood context has any explanatory power for racial difference in self-assessed health. Investigate the health effects of neighborhood context using a multilevel approach. When there is a certain mutual trust between neighbors. Previous research focuses on poverty and stability of neighborhood. Higher ses people will make an effort to get more resources into their neighborhoods. 3 data sources used to explain mediating effect of neighborhood on relay. Independent: poor/upper class residents (affluence); neighborhood poverty; collective efficacy. Find some evidence that neighborhood mediate relationship between race and health. Neighborhood affluence exerted a strong effect on health even after controlling for individual level ses (education, income, health behaviors, weight, insurance, marital status) Collective efficacy did not predict self-rated health for older adults. Neighborhoods resources proportion of residents with high incomes.
