Mapping the determinants of health inequalities in social space: can Bourdieu help us?

被引:74
作者
Gatrell, AC [1 ]
Popay, J [1 ]
Thomas, C [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lancaster, Inst Hlth Res, Lancaster LA1 4YT, England
基金
英国经济与社会研究理事会;
关键词
health inequalities; social space; multiple correspondence analysis; psychological morbidity;
D O I
10.1016/j.healthplace.2003.09.005
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Considerable research effort has been devoted to describing and explaining, at a variety of spatial scales, geographical inequalities in health outcomes within the developed world. Following Bourdieu, we argue that structures of the social world may be revealed in different kinds of 'social' space. We Outline the relational thinking that underlies these ideas. We then 'map', using correspondence analysis (on which Bourdieu himself drew), the Structure of social space according to the differential availability of some forms of capital, across four study areas in north-west England. We use logistic regression analysis to explain variation in psychological morbidity (GHQ-score) and then portray the significant predictors of morbidity using Multiple correspondence analysis. The area of residence of the Survey respondents is used to associate them with particular locations in these social spaces. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:245 / 257
页数:13
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