TY - JOUR
T1 - Toward a dynamic conceptualization of social ties and context
T2 - Implications for understanding immigrant and Latino health
AU - Viruell-Fuentes, Edna A.
AU - Schulz, Amy J.
PY - 2009/12/1
Y1 - 2009/12/1
N2 - Researchers have posited that social ties and social support may contribute to better-than-expected health outcomes among Mexican immigrants vis-à-vis their US-born counterparts. However, in our review of studies examining social ties and health by immigration-related variables among this group, we found little support for this hypothesis. To better understand the social factors that contribute to the health of Mexicans in the United States, we conducted a qualitative analysis of social relationships and social context among firstand second-generation Mexican women. Our results highlight the interplay between immigration processes and social ties, draw attention to the importance of identity support and transnational social relationships, and suggest ways to reconceptualize the relationship between social contexts, social ties, and immigrant and Latino health.
AB - Researchers have posited that social ties and social support may contribute to better-than-expected health outcomes among Mexican immigrants vis-à-vis their US-born counterparts. However, in our review of studies examining social ties and health by immigration-related variables among this group, we found little support for this hypothesis. To better understand the social factors that contribute to the health of Mexicans in the United States, we conducted a qualitative analysis of social relationships and social context among firstand second-generation Mexican women. Our results highlight the interplay between immigration processes and social ties, draw attention to the importance of identity support and transnational social relationships, and suggest ways to reconceptualize the relationship between social contexts, social ties, and immigrant and Latino health.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2008.158956
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2008.158956
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19833986
AN - SCOPUS:72249083785
VL - 99
SP - 2167
EP - 2175
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
SN - 0090-0036
IS - 12
ER -