Social Capital as a Health Resource in Later Life: The Relevance of Context [electronic resource] / edited by Fredrica Nyqvist, Anna K. Forsman.

1. Healthy ageing: focus on social capital: Fredrica Nyqvist, Anna K. Forsman -- Part I Social capital and health as a resource for the individual: 2. Social network type and health among older Americans: Sharon Shiovitz-Ezra, Howard Litwin -- 3. Dynamic social capital and mental health in late life: Tal Spalter, Ariela Lowenstein, Noah Lewin-Epstein -- 4. The importance of social capital for health among older people: the Bourdieu perspective: Johanna Muckenhuber, Nathalie Burkert, Franziska Großschädl, Rasky Éva -- 5. Social capital and neighbourhood in older people's housing: Anne Gray -- Part II Social capital and health in the neighbourhood context: 6. Influence of living arrangements of community dwelling older adults on the association between social capital and health: Julie A. Norstrand, Allen Glicksman -- 7. Perceived social capital in self-defined urban neighbourhoods as a resource for healthy aging: Roman Kaspar, Frank Oswald, Jakob Hebsaker -- 8. Neighbourhood social capital and women's self-rated health - Is there an age pattern? A multi-level study from Northern Sweden: Malin Eriksson, Nawi Ng -- 9. Building social capital may protect loss of well-being among older people: Jane Murray Cramm, Anna Petra Nieboer -- Part III Social capital and health in various countries: 10. Social capital and self-rated health in older populations in lower- and upper-middle income countries in Africa and Asia: Nawi Ng, Malin Eriksson -- 11. Social participation and health: a cross-country investigation among older Europeans: Nicolas Sirven, Caroline Berchet, Howard Litwin -- 12. Social capital and self-rated health among ageing people in urban and rural locations in Finland and in Europe: Olli Nummela -- 13. The role of welfare states and social capital for self-rated health among older Europeans: Mikael Rostila, Mikael Nygård, Fredrica Nyqvist -- Part IV Implications and recommendations for research and practice: 14. How to manage with related concepts of research on wellbeing and health - a theoretical review with special reference to later life: Sakari Suominen -- 15. Social capital and mental health promotion among older adults: the psychosocial approach: Anna K. Forsman, Johanna Nordmyr -- 16. Concluding remarks: Anna K. Forsman, Fredrica Nyqvist -- Index.