Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology |
Editors | George Ritzer |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 1-2 |
Number of pages | 2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781405165518 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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Health risk behavior. / LUPTON, Deborah.
The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. ed. / George Ritzer. Wiley-Blackwell, 2015. p. 1-2.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
TY - CHAP
T1 - Health risk behavior
AU - LUPTON, Deborah
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Health risk behavior involves actions and related attitudes and perceptions that contribute to people's propensity to engage in, or avoid, activities that have been deemed by experts to be hazardous or dangerous to their health. Considerable research in public health and medicine has been devoted to identifying health risks and the behaviors associated with these risks in the attempt to assist people to avoid them
AB - Health risk behavior involves actions and related attitudes and perceptions that contribute to people's propensity to engage in, or avoid, activities that have been deemed by experts to be hazardous or dangerous to their health. Considerable research in public health and medicine has been devoted to identifying health risks and the behaviors associated with these risks in the attempt to assist people to avoid them
KW - health
KW - risk
KW - sociology of health
KW - sociology of the body
KW - social theory
KW - cultural theory
U2 - 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosh016.pub2
DO - 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosh016.pub2
M3 - Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
SP - 1
EP - 2
BT - The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology
A2 - Ritzer, George
PB - Wiley-Blackwell
ER -