I don't have access to the full paper, but thought the abstract looked
interesting:

How does socio economic position link to health behaviour? Sociological
pathways and perspectives for health promotion

http://ped.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/2/25

Socio economic inequalities in adult health behaviour are consistently
observed. Despite a well-documented pattern, social determinants  of
variations in health behaviour have not been sufficiently  clarified.
This article therefore presents sociological pathways  to explain the
existing inequalities in health behaviour. At  a micro level, control
beliefs have been part of several behavioural theories. We suggest that
these beliefs might bridge the gap between sociology and psychology by
emphasising their roots in fundamental socio-economic environments. At a
meso level, social networks and support have not been explicitly
considered as behavioural determinants. This contribution states that
these social factors influence health behaviour while being unequally
distributed across society. At a macro level, characteristics of the
neighbourhood environment influence health behaviour of its residents
above and beyond their individual background. Providing further
opportunity for policy makers, it is shown that peer and school context
equalise inequalities in risky behaviour in adolescence. As a
conclusion, factors such as control expectations, social networks,
neighbourhood characteristics, and school context should be included as
strategies to improve health behaviour in socially disadvantaged people.

Key Words: behaviour * control * inequalities * neighbourhood * school *
social networks

Global Health Promotion, Vol. 17, No. 2, 25-33 (2010)
DOI: 10.1177/1757975910365232




Robyn Kalda
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