Young People and the Aesthetics of Health Promotion: Beyond Reason, Rationality and Risk

ISBN-13: 9780367352936 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 198 str.

Kerry Montero; Peter Kelly

Opis

This book presents an innovative and critical perspective on young people and health promotion. The book explores the limits and possibilities of traditional health behaviour change models and their focus on reason, risk and rationality.

Recenzje

"Describing the experiences of a group of young people in Australia, this book presents different innovative perspectives on health promotion. It emphasises social theory, and offers an in-depth exploration of risk, rationality and reasoning...useful for postgraduates." - Reviewed by Toni Bewley, senior lecturer, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, Nursing Children and Young People, October 2016

Spis treści

Prelude  Introduction  1. School Based Health Promotion as a Complex Assemblage  2. Rationality and Risk: Limits and Possibilities  3. Engaging Emotions, Exploring Values, Mobilising Rationality  4. ‘Do, Then Talk’: Young People, Group Work and the Making of Meaning  5. ‘What Happened Was This…’: What Roles Do Stories Have in Health Promotion  6. A Greek Tragedy: Chaos and Control  7. Young People as Choosing Agents?  Conclusion