| A multilevel analysis of social ties and social cohesion among Latinos and their neighborhoods: results from Chicago. | |
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PMID: 19543835 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Research suggests that, among Latinos, there are health benefits associated with living in a neighborhood populated with coethnics. While social networks and social cohesion are the proposed explanation for the salubrious effect and are assumed to be characteristics of Latino immigrant enclaves, evidence for this is limited. We used multilevel regression to test the relative contribution of individual race/ethnicity and neighborhood concentration of Mexican Americans as predictors of social networks and social cohesion. After accounting for personal characteristics, we found a negative association between neighborhood concentration of Mexican Americans and social cohesion. Among Latinos, living in a neighborhood with increased coethnics was associated with increased social ties. Compared to non-Latino whites, Mexican Americans reported more social ties but lower social cohesion. Contrary to the assumption that Mexican immigrant enclaves beget social cohesion, we did not find this to be true in Chicago neighborhoods. |
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Authors:
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Joanna Almeida; Ichiro Kawachi; Beth E Molnar; S V Subramanian |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-06-19 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine Volume: 86 ISSN: 1468-2869 ISO Abbreviation: J Urban Health Publication Date: 2009 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-08-21 Completed Date: 2009-12-02 Revised Date: 2010-09-02 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9809909 Medline TA: J Urban Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 745-59 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute on Urban Health Research, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115-5000, USA. Jalmeida@post.harvard.edu |
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Adult Chicago Data Collection Emigrants and Immigrants / statistics & numerical data* Female Humans Male Mexican Americans / statistics & numerical data* Multilevel Analysis Residence Characteristics Social Behavior* Social Support* Socioeconomic Factors |
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