Representing Health [electronic resource] : Discourses of Health and Illness in the Media
King, Martin.
King, MartinContributor
Watson, KatherineContributor
Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.,
2004.
Representing Health addresses the importance of the media in shaping and reflecting public perceptions and attitudes to health and illness.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on the Contributors; Introduction; PART I: AUDIENCE RECEPTION STUDIES; PART II: DISCOURSES OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS IN THE PRINT MEDIA AND THE INTERNET; PART III: UNRULY BODIES AND THE MEDIA; PART IV: MORALITY AND HEALTH: DISCOURSES OF GOOD AND EVIL IN HEALTH TEXTS; Glossary; Index
Representing Health addresses the importance of the media in shaping and reflecting public perceptions and attitudes to health and illness.
Attitude to Health.
Health attitudes.
Health Education.
Health in mass media.
Health Promotion.
Mass media in health education.
Mass Media.
Delivery of Health Care
Attitude
Preventive Health Services
Communications Media
Education, Nonprofessional
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
Health Services
Community Health Services
Information Science
Health Care
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Education
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Psychiatry and Psychology
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Attitude to Health
Health Education
Health Promotion
Mass Media