Social networks and health among rural-urban migrants in China

A channel or a constraint?

Bibliographic Data

ID22944153
AuthorsYanfei Li (0009-0008-2753-6872, University of Nottingham, corresponding author), Siying Wu (0000-0003-0440-7636, University of Nottingham)
Year2010
Volume25
Issue3
Pages371-380
Publication date2010-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Promotion International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/heapro/daq020
PMID20392708
OpenAlexW2148348028
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited36

This article concentrates on analysing social networks and health among rural-urban migrants in China. The function that social networks substantially play on the issue of health among migrants in China has rarely been discussed in studies. On the basis of a case study of a migrant community in Beijing, this paper examines the range of social networks among migrants, from which they can acquire support, including financial and spiritual, when they are dealing with health problems. Social networks resemble a double-edged sword to rural-urban migrants in terms of health-care access. The fact that migrants lack savings may not be the sole and essential reason for their extreme vulnerability in times of illness. Some migrants, who are in financial difficulties though, may have some assistance, including financial and emotional support from their social networks. But on the other hand, their limited social networks bring them many negative effects on their health, as well as restricting health-care access.

Beijing · China · Computer security · Constraint (computer-aided design) · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Political science · Social determinants of health · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing) · Health disparities and outcomes · Homelessness and Social Issues · Migration, Health and Trauma

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