The Child's World of Illness
The Development of Health and Illness Behaviour
- Author: Simon R. Wilkinson
- Date Published: November 2006
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521029049
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Through an exploration of the child's world of illness, this book discusses the languages of illness that we use to present our discomforts to others. It looks at how illness concepts are introduced to children, how "germ" rationales are incorporated into the socialization of children and how a particular morality about health and illness is expressed. In addition to this analysis of the social context within which the children's views are developing, the book presents the children's own views from three up to thirteen years of age. As a result of gaining an understanding of how children develop their illness languages, refreshing new approaches to consultations with children and new emphases on health education are opened up. This book persuades the reader to look more closely at the language of illness, allowing a reappraisal of medical practice, school health programs and class teaching, health education and even the differences in health among the social classes.
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- 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.
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