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IJE Advance Access originally published online on July 28, 2004
International Journal of Epidemiology 2004 33(4):700-704; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh263
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IJE vol.33 no.4 © International Epidemiological Association 2004; all rights reserved.

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Rejoinder: Crafting rigorous and relevant social theory for public health policy

Simon Szreter and Michael Woolcock

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We wish to express our sincere thanks to the editors of the International Journal of Epidemiology for hosting such an interesting exchange on the idea of social capital and its application to public health. We are flattered that scholars and practitioners of such repute have responded so vigorously to our paper, and thank them also for their efforts.

Obviously we cannot hope to respond to every point raised by the discussants: some comments are more constructive than others and, given the relatively short space available to us, some provide a more obvious entry point for a reply than others. Let us begin, however, with several initial clarifying remarks, before proceeding to a more detailed response. It is emphatically not our view, and nowhere in the paper do we claim: (1) that social capital (however conceived) is the sole (or always primary) variable that explains (or should be used to try . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Social theory: what should it seek to accomplish?
 

   Methods, measurement, and causation
 

   Applications to public health policy
 

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