The Child's World of Illness
The Development of Health and Illness Behaviour
£61.99
- Author: Simon R. Wilkinson
- Date Published: November 2006
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521029049
£
61.99
Paperback
Other available formats:
Hardback, eBook
Looking for an inspection copy?
This title is not currently available on inspection
-
How do I decide I am ill; how do I decide that my children are ill? How do I learn effective ways of conveying to others that I am ill? This book discusses the languages of illness which we use to present our discomforts to others through an exploration of the child's world of illness. It looks at how illness concepts are introduced to children, how the causes of illness and 'germ' rationales are incorporated into the socialisation of children, and how a particular morality about health and illness is expressed. Besides the analysis of the social context within which the children's views are developing, the book presents the children's own views from three years old up to thirteen. How we talk about illness can have as important consequences as the methods we use to cure it. This book persuades the reader to look more closely at the language of illness, allowing a reappraisal to medical practice, school health programmes and class teaching, health education and even the differences in health between the social classes. In this way it forges a link between physical medicine and psychotherapy, providing the developmental perspective of illness behaviour which has long been lacking.
Customer reviews
Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Date Published: November 2006
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521029049
- length: 300 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 152 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.457kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Glossary
1. Presenting a problem
2. The form of dialogue
3. What has gone before: some background information
4. The primary structure to the child's world of illness
5. Germs and bugs: causal agents
6. Dirt and fresh air: the exogenous system
7. My castle and the good germs: the endogenous system and its boundary
8. 'Pretend illness': an analysis of how communication patterns can foster particular forms of complaints
9. The consultation: a form of dialogue
10. Health education and health promotion
Appendices
References
Index.
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email [email protected]
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×