4: Friends to enemies

Question 1

Sour social capital

Answer 1

• Hostile supervisor
  o Finding a job and status of job
• Negative working environment
  o Unemploymeny
• Boss
  o NO EFFECT dutch labour laws

Question 2

Reasons for obesity social capital

Answer 2

1. Ego elects to associate with similar alters (homophily principle : homogeneous relationships)
2. Alter exerts real influence on ego (Induction principle or physiological imitation
3. Both ego and alter are exposed to the same contextual conditions, which become more prominent through the years –>this suggests a spurious relationships: more and more high-calorie foods in the area.

Question 3

Christaki social capital provides:

Answer 3

• Support / companionship
• A sense of belonging
• Physical and mental health influenced

Question 4

Lack of social capital:

Answer 4

• Stress loneliness and ill health

Question 5

Huijts & Kraaykamp (2012) Better health status among:

Answer 5

• Men, the better educated, frequent church-goers, the employed

Question 6

Huijts & Kraaykamp (2012) Poor health status among:

Answer 6

• Women, singles and divorced

Question 7

Compensation hypothesis:

Answer 7

Differences between people with little versus people with a lot of social capital will be smaller in countries with high level of social capital

Question 8

Accumulation hypothesis:

Answer 8

• Individuals are more likely to have access to social relationships and networks in countries with a higher level of social capital
• Larger difference will be seen between people with little social capital and those with a lot of social capital between countries