Journal article
Smoking and symbolism: children, communication and cigarettes.
- Abstract:
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Health promotion, with its concern with empowerment and autonomy, must recognize the agency of its target population. Based on 85 in-depth interviews with 10- to 11-year-old children throughout Northern Ireland, this paper argues that it is necessary to focus on the social relations of children if we are to understand and prevent childhood smoking. Addressing the complex issue of childhood agency, it is argued that regardless of various restrictions to their choices, children can act intentio...
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- Journal:
- Health education research
- Volume:
- 16
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 131-142
- Publication date:
- 2001-04-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1465-3648
- ISSN:
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0268-1153
- Source identifiers:
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342522
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- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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pubs:342522
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:342522
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-16
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- Copyright date:
- 2001
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