International studies on child and adolescent health
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mechanisms and consequences of socializing children to be healthy -- Children's health understanding and behavior -- Parents' health beliefs -- Parents' promotion of their children's health -- Parents' promotion of their children's sexual health -- Peers, schools, and children's health -- How television viewing and other media use affect children's health -- The social ecology of children's health socialization -- Summary and conclusions.
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This book explores the ways in which children learn to be healthy. The author examines children's understanding of health and how it affects their health behavior and physical health. The ways in which parents, other children, schools, media, and environment influence health attitudes and actual physical health are also scrutinized.