SOC363H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Inequality
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The role of coping in the stress process. Defined: a behavior or cognitive response to a stressor that attempts to prevent or reduce the harm otherwise caused by the stressor. Models for the combined effect of stress and. Upper line: fewer resources, less effective coping, more vulnerable per stressor. Lower line: more resources, effective coping, less vulnerable per stressor. Ha(cid:373)(cid:373)e(cid:396) et al: so(cid:272)ial li(cid:374)kages (cid:862)(cid:373)a(cid:455) (cid:271)e thought of as the (cid:271)asi(cid:272) (cid:271)uildi(cid:374)g (cid:271)lo(cid:272)ks of so(cid:272)ial st(cid:396)u(cid:272)tu(cid:396)e a(cid:374)d thei(cid:396) fo(cid:396)(cid:373)atio(cid:374), (cid:373)ai(cid:374)te(cid:374)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e, a(cid:374)d seve(cid:396)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e a(cid:396)e fu(cid:374)da(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal so(cid:272)ial processes. Social support has many different manifestations: received support: actual supportive contacts with others, perceived support: the understanding that support is available if needed latent support. The perception of being understood, cared for, and esteemed by others. Cobb (1979) distinguishes types by what is communicated: feel esteemed and valued (ex. at work, feel loved and cared for (ex. in a relationship, feel one belongs to a network of communities and mutual obligation.
