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Welfare State as a Global Ideal
Published in Rui Nunes, Healthcare as a Universal Human Right, 2022
Social cohesion implies that within the limits imposed by economic rationality and the available resources, equitable access to certain social benefits and its multiple components is guaranteed: in education, health, or compensation for loss of income (Power 1997). A concrete application of the principle of equal opportunity is the idea that no citizen should be excluded from the system due to a lack of financial resources. Indeed, one of the pillars of the social market economy is the possibility for all citizens to access social goods under conditions of equal opportunity.
The Health and Well-Being of the Left-Behind Elderly in Rural China
Published in Goh Cheng Soon, Gerard Bodeker, Kishan Kariippanon, Healthy Ageing in Asia, 2022
Social cohesion can be defined as the interactions among members of a group that are characterized by “attitudes and norms that includes trust, a sense of belonging, and the willingness to participate and help” (Chan, To and Chan, 2006, p. 298). Hence, social cohesion allows one to feel that they “belong” to a group and helps to give their life meaning through their interactions with others. Roca and Helbing (2011, p. 11370) assert that well-being in modern societies relies on social cohesion. While Coburn (2000, p. 135) identifies “a particular affinity between neoliberal (market-oriented) political doctrines, income inequality, and lowered social cohesion”. Neoliberalism, it is argued, produces both higher income inequality and lowered social cohesion. Considering that neoliberalism champions competition and full responsibility of the individual for their own life, it is apparent why neoliberalism would not inherently foster social cohesion and why, in turn, social cohesion would be needed to counter the negative social impacts of neoliberalism. Furthermore, fostering social cohesion could serve as a means of recuperation to redress the solitude experienced by the left-behind elderly.
Children's mental health and wellbeing
Published in Jackie Musgrave, Health and Wellbeing for Babies and Children, 2022
Social cohesion is cited as an important ingredient which makes an important contribution to humans’ wellbeing. Social cohesion is linked to social development, meaning that the concept of being a socially cohesive group is based on the ability to develop and maintain positive relationships. Social cohesion can be described as the relationships that are present in a community, but each individual has a responsibility to act in a way that brings people together, the cohesion is like invisible glue that binds people together and in turn, this creates social cohesion. A utopian view of a socially cohesive community is one where children are able to grow and develop in an environment that supports their holistic development. This means having caring adults within and from outside the family who has children's best interests at heart. The environment within which the child lives enables their development, meaning that there are suitable indoor and outdoor areas for them to explore and enjoy, as well as high-quality health and education services available for children and families. Socially cohesive communities are safer societies, with adults aware of their responsibilities to keep children safe from harm. The society within which the child lives is structured in a way that is welcoming and nurturing for children and conveys to all members of the community that each adult and child belongs to that society.
The association between egocentric sexual networks and sexual meeting venues with PrEP conversation and encouragement for use among Latinx men who have sex with men
Published in AIDS Care, 2022
Mariano Kanamori, Cho-Hee Shrader, Juan Flores-Arroyo, Ariana Johnson, Edda Rodriguez, Stephen Fallon, John Skvoretz, Victor Gonzalez, Susanne Doblecki-Lewis, Adam Carrico, Kayo Fujimoto, Mark Williams, Steven Safren
Findings from this study could guide the design of a randomized controlled trial that incorporates a social network support component. Social network strategies could incorporate the following six evidenced-based principles developed to activate support networks: (1) respondent-driven sampling recruitment, (2) identification of opinion leaders who act as leaders, (3) incorporation of a social context in program delivery, (4) fostering social cohesion to improve information seeking and social support, (5) information diffusion through social networks and (6) promotion of participants’ empowerment (Kanamori et al., 2017; Kanamori et al., 2019). Our study also identified the association between network structures with PrEP conversation and encouragement. Future social network-based interventions can capitalize on PrEP navigators who run social network visualizations, and with this information develop a longitudinal plan to increase PrEP conversation and encouragement as needed for each network. Finally, social network is an approach that can be used to increase PrEP initiation of all LMSM, including those who are not engaged in the gay scene.
Willingness to lend resources is associated with increases in recovery and participation in community activities
Published in Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 2022
Leonard A. Jason, MA Ted Bobak, Mohammed Islam, Mayra Guerrero, John M. Light, Nate Doogan
An ecological analysis promoted within the field of social work includes multiple levels of influence from the individual, group, and larger community. Our findings that willingness to loan other residents money was associated with higher levels of extra house involvement in chapters, suggest that trust within the houses is associated with participation in activities outside the recovery homes. As there are thousands of people living in recovery homes throughout the US, it is important to know that loaning is related to a willingness to give back to members of the house. If an increase in willingness to lend money is associated with recovery and community participation, this does have implications for policy makers, clinicians, and people in the recovery community. Willingness to lend money might be a proxy for trust or social cohesion within these networks, and then it becomes even more important to find creative ways for social workers and other health care professionals to find naturalistic ways to facilitate this trust or cohesion within their own communities. By identifying mechanisms through which social environments affect health outcomes, this type of investigation can help social workers reduce unnecessary healthcare costs by improving the effectiveness of the residential recovery home system in the US and restructuring and improving other community-based recovery settings.
Room Arrangement and Social Cohesion in Senior Homes – A Study in China
Published in Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 2022
Representing the strength of relationships or solidarity among members of a community, social cohesion is positively associated with health in older populations (Cramm et al., 2013; Kawachi & Berkman, 2000). After moving to a senior home, an older adult’ social ties to previous communities diminish and his or her sense of control generally declines (Sullivan & Williams, 2017). Meanwhile, age-related functional declines (e.g., reduced vision and hearing) reduce his or her ability to access information. Reduced social ties and un-met needs for information lead to depressive symptom (Fiske et al., 2009; Ruiz et al., 2018). In a recent study focusing on senior homes, more than two third of the residents reported to be moderately or severely lonely (Taylor et al., 2018). Depression and loneliness contribute to memory loss, dementia, and Alzheimer’s diseases and are positively associated with social withdrawal, psychosis, agitation, medical comorbidity, and mortality (Kok & Reynolds, 2017).