“…Researchers used Bourdieu's theory to uncover that living with disabilities or illnesses is contingent on embodied dispositions shared by members of a social class. For example, Henderson et al (2014) and Sadler, Daniel, Wolfe, and McKevitt (2014) found that limited access to social support had a negative impact on disease management because social support networks often provided resources or capital needed to negotiate self-management activities. In contrast, access to social capital, such as family support, encouraged patients to follow health care professionals' guidelines (Dumas, Robitaille, & Jette, 2014;Mithen, Aitken, Ziersch, & Kavanagh, 2015;Noiesen, Larsen, & Agner, 2004;Savage, Dumas, & Stuart, 2013;Warin et al, 2008).…”