| Type of Document |
Dissertation |
| Author |
Norris, Claire
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| Author's Email Address |
csam1@tigers.lsu.edu |
| URN |
etd-09022009-112005 |
| Title |
Effects of Network Capital and Social Support on Mental Health by Race and Class |
| Degree |
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) |
| Department |
Sociology |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Hurlbert, Jeanne S. |
Committee Chair |
| Beggs, John J. |
Committee Member |
| Dumais, Susan |
Committee Member |
| Shrum, Wesley |
Committee Member |
| Baumeister, Alan |
Dean's Representative |
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| Keywords |
- Social Support
- Mental Health
- Race
- Class
- Network Capital
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| Date of Defense |
2009-07-01 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
This study investigates race and class differences in the stress-support-distress process. Incorporating the social support strand of network analysis in the stress-support-distress model allows social support theorists to understand better what network sectors enhance/restrict access to such resources as social support and, in turn, affect such outcomes as mental health. I used data collected in a 2003 study of residents in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, to construct measures used in my analyses. Using independent samples t-test and ordinary least squares regressions, I addressed five general research questions: (1) whether and how there are variations in network capital forms – the structure and resource element of network capital -- by race and class, (2) whether there are race/class differences in perceptions of support adequacy, (3) how network capital affects perceptions of social support adequacy by race and class, (4) how the stress-support-distress process varies by race and class. I find that both race and class differences exist in the stress-support-distress process. My results also suggest there are greater significant differences exist between working/lower-class blacks and whites in the stress-distress-support process. Further, my findings provide evidence that my race- and class-sensitive analyses begins to suggest that race and class differences in network capital is important for understanding the variations in the stress-support-distress process across social strata.
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