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Overview:
This book introduces the unique concept of a 'culture of anxiety' surrounding children's healthcare in urban China. It provides an interdisciplinary exploration across various fields including sociology, media studies, cultural studies, health science, and Chinese studies. The book is based on extensive empirical research spanning over five years.
The central focus is to investigate how parents and grandparents experience the healthcare concerns for their children amidst socio-economic transformations and population policy changes in post-reform China. Drawing on Wilkinson's theory linking individual risk awareness to anxiety levels, this work analyzes a broad range of contexts that influence parental experiences through various media platforms.
Specifically, it examines health issue representations and risks communicated via parenting magazines, popular newspapers, commercial advertisements, and new media outlets. It explores how parents and grandparents engage with these media content and their reactions towards the presented information about healthcare and child development.
By studying this 'culture of anxiety' in contemporary Chinese parenthood, the book contributes to our understanding of modern childhood health challenges within a non-Western setting.
Key Themes:
Risk and Anxiety
Socio-Economic Changes and Population Policy in Post-Reform China
Contextual Analysis of Parental Experiences
Feeding Fears: Media Coverage of Infant Formula Scandal
Role of Advertising in Shaping Health Risks Perception
Managing Anxious Parents Through New Media Engagement
: A Culture of Anxiety and Its Implications
The book's review highlights its innovative approach to exploring the complex interplay between media consumption, risk awareness, and parental concerns about children's healthcare in a rapidly evolving society. It demonstrates how economic transformations have influenced health consciousness among parents and grandparents.
Author Bio:
Qian Gong is a Lecturer at University of Leicester specializing in Media and Communication studies with a focus on health communication, parenting, and motherhood. She leads the Wellcome Trust-funded project Health communication for Chinese migrant mothers in Northern England.
Bibliographic Information:
Book ## Children's Healthcare and Parental Media Engagement in Urban China - A Culture of Anxiety?
Authors: Qian Gong
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
Published: November 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-49877-9
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-69828-8
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-49876-2
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This book offers a comprehensive analysis of risk perception and parental anxiety within the Chinese healthcare system, providing insights into how societal changes influence modern parenting practices.
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