Role of socialization in explaining social inequalities in health

Singh‐Manoux, Archana; Marmot, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.08.070

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“…An individual's habitus is Ba generative schema in which social structures come, through the process of socialization, to be embodied as schemes of perception that enable a practical mastery of the world^ (Nash 2003, p. 47). Socialization sources include family and education as well as sources that span the length of the life course to shape attitudes, behavior, and emotion (Ryder 1965;Singh-Manoux and Marmot 2005). Although Bourdieu's work has been critical to the development of emotional capital, I also synthesize this work with emotion management theory.…”

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Theorizing emotional capital

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Theorizing a sociology of emotion that links micro-level resources to macrolevel forces, this article extends previous work on emotional capital in relation to emotional experiences and management. Emerging from Bourdieu's theory of social practice, emotional capital is a form of cultural capital that includes the emotionspecific, trans-situational resources that individuals activate and embody in distinct fields. Contrary to prior conceptualizations, I argue that emotional capital is neither wholly gender-neutral nor exclusively feminine. Men may lay claim to emotional capital as a valued resource within particular fields. The concept of emotional capital should be seen as distinct from emotion management and felt emotional experience and distinctions between primary and secondary sources of capital clarify the simultaneously durable and evolving nature of capital and the habitus. To illustrate these conceptual refinements, I use interview and diary data from male nurses. Men bring primary emotional capital, developed during primary socialization, to the nursing profession while also developing secondary capital through occupational socialization centered on empathy and compassion. The construct of emotional capital is refined as a structured yet dynamic resource developed through primary and secondary socialization and activated and embodied in everyday emotion practice.

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“…And some researchers have begun to approach similar issues. For example, Singh-Manoux and Marmot (2005) discuss the process by which different social classes are socialized and how this socialization functions as the pathway through which social class differences translate into health inequalities, also drawing on Bourdieu's notion of the habitus. In other words, they suggest that the different cultures associated with the classes within society socialize members of each class to behave a certain way and thus create class disparities in health outcomes.…”

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Individualism as Habitus: Reframing the Relationship between Income Inequality and Health

Adjaye-Gbewonyo

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Public health literature has demonstrated a negative effect of income inequality on a number of health outcomes. Researchers have attempted to explain this phenomenon, drawing on psychosocial and neomaterialist explanations. This paper argues, however, that these approaches fail to recognize the crucial role of culture, focusing specifically on the cultural value of individualism. Through a review of the literature and Pierre Bourdieu's theory of practice as a theoretical framework, I provide support for the proposition that an ideology based in individualism is the context within which income inequality, social fragmentation, material deprivation, and consequently poor health outcomes are produced. I further offer recommendations for continued research into the role of cultural determinants in the income inequality-health relationship.

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“…Childhood socioeconomic conditions can shape the development of healthrelated behaviors ) when parents transfer skills and knowledge to their children (Abel and Frohlich 2012;Singh-Manoux and Marmot 2005). In addition to setting an example by buying food, (alcoholic) beverages, engaging in sports, taking their children for regular dental check-ups, etc., the beliefs supporting parents' own health behavior are transmitted unintentionally or via explicit teaching efforts (Lau et al 1990;Tinsley et al 2002).…”

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A Life Course Perspective on Health Trajectories and Transitions

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Life course research has been developing quickly these last decades for good reasons. Life course approaches focus on essential questions about individuals' trajectories, longitudinal analyses, cross-fertilization across disciplines like lifespan psychology, developmental social psychology, sociology of the life course, social demography, socio-economics, social history. Life course is also at the crossroads of several fields of specialization like family and social relationships, migration, education, professional training and employment, and health. This Series invites academic scholars to present theoretical, methodological, and empirical advances in the analysis of the life course, and to elaborate on possible implications for society and social policies applications.More information about this series at

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Role of socialization in explaining social inequalities in health

Cited by 165 publications

References 41 publications

Theorizing emotional capital

Theorizing emotional capital

Individualism as Habitus: Reframing the Relationship between Income Inequality and Health

A Life Course Perspective on Health Trajectories and Transitions

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