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IJE Advance Access originally published online on May 9, 2006
International Journal of Epidemiology 2006 35(3):614-615; doi:10.1093/ije/dyl084
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2006; all rights reserved.

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Commentary: Bonding, bridging, and linking—but still not much going on

Tony Blakely1,* and Vivienne Ivory2

1 Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
2 Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand

* Corresponding author. PO Box 7343, Wellington, New Zealand.E-mail: tony.blakely@otago.ac.nz

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Much has been said about social capital and its association (if any) with health. And a common plea is to return to the theoretical underpinning of social capital, and why and how it might be associated with various outcomes including health. Szretzer and Woolcock have proposed a possible step forward in the conceptualization of social capital, arguing that there may be ‘linking’ forms of social capital in addition to previously recognized ‘bonding’ and ‘bridging’ forms of social capital.1 . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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