Just as a moral distinction is drawn between "those at risk" and "those posing a risk", health education routinely draws a distinction between the harm caused by external causes out of the individual's control and that caused by oneself. Lifestyle risk discourse overturns the notion that health hazards in postindustrial society are out of the individual's control. On the contrary, the dominant theme of lifestyle risk discourse is the responsibility of the individual to avoid health risks for the sake of his or her own health as well as the greater good of society.
Just as a moral distinction is drawn between "those at risk" and "those posing a risk", health education routinely draws a distinction between the ha… - Deborah Lupton
Just as a moral distinction is drawn between "those at risk" and "those posing a risk", health education routinely draws a distinction between the ha…
- Deborah Lupton
No longer is the body a temple to be worshipped as the house of God; it has become a commodified and regulated object that must be strictly monitored… - Deborah Lupton
No longer is the body a temple to be worshipped as the house of God; it has become a commodified and regulated object that must be strictly monitored…
Health education emphasizing risks is a form of pedagogy, which, like other forms, serves to legitimize ideologies and social practices. Risk discour… - Deborah Lupton
Health education emphasizing risks is a form of pedagogy, which, like other forms, serves to legitimize ideologies and social practices. Risk discour…
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