- Social Connections
Introduction
Our Earliest Connections
Transmitting Culture and Beliefs
Environment and Modeling
Generalizing Attachment Experiences
When Social Bonding Fails
Attachments Across the Lifecycle
Community Attachments
Shifting Values, Changing Connections
Purposeful Connections
Summary
Questions for Discussion;-
- Conceptions of Community: Past and Present
Introduction
European Conceptions of Community
American Conceptions of Community
Contemporary Urban Sociology
Social Movements and Conceptions of Community
Loose Connections: Moving to the Center of the Continuum
Summary
Questions for Discussion;-
- Common Ties: Immigrant, Refugee, and Ethnic Communities
Introduction
A New Evolving Multi-Ethnic America
Newcomers with Old Connections
Adaptation
The Ethnic Neighborhood and Its Networks
The Health Effects of Immigration
Summary
Questions for Discussion;-
4. Mobile Communities: The Tentative Ties of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
Introduction
Regional Migration Patterns
Becoming a Sojourner
Migrant Communities: The Colonias
Migrant Camps
La Familia: Survival and Adaptation
Different Migrants, Different Cultures, Different Connections
Positive Connections
The Health of Farmworkers
The Health Care Disconnection
New Connections
The Role of Culture in Health Services Utilization
Summary
Questions for Discussion;-
- Fragmented Ties: The Poor and the Homeless
Introduction
Who Are the Homeless?
Poverty and Homelessness as Indicators of National Health
Social Connections and Networks: The Urban Poor and Homeless
The Shelter: Temporary Connections
Rural Homelessness
Poverty and Homelessness: Processes of Disconnectedness
Summary
Questions for Discussion;-
- Communities in Crisis: Reconnecting Frayed Social Ties
Introduction
How Disasters Change Social Ties
Reconnecting Through Collective Coping
Resilience, Social Capital, and Rebuilding
Continuing Disasters
Threats of Disaster
Summary
Questions for Discussion;-
7. Communities of Exclusion and Excluded Communities: Barriers to Neighboring
Introduction
Communities with Walls and Gates
Private Neighborhoods and Tentative Neighboring
Excluded Communities
Social Inclusion
Summary
Questions for Discussion;-
- Connecting Seniors: Social Networks of Value
Introduction
Connectedness and Aging
Attitudes Toward Aging in Different Cultures
Aging: Different Degrees of Connectedness
Aging, Disconnections, and Modernization
Longevity and a Healthy Lifestyle
Aging and Networking
Livable Communities for Seniors
Summary
Questions for Discussion;-
- Connections of Faith: Religion as Community
Introduction
Changing Connections
The Religious Community in Transition
The Growth and Civic Engagement of Non-Christian Immigrants
Religious/Spiritual Connections
Religion, Spirituality, and Health
Religious Groups, Spiritual Capital, and Forgiveness
Religious Communities and Health
Religion and Disease Prevention
Faith-Based Communities and Organizations
Summary
Questions for Discussion;-
- Vital Bonds: Social Support, Social Networks, and Health
Introduction
Understanding Social Support
Social Support Shaped by Culture
Social Support a
