Children’s Healthcare and Parental Media Engagement in Urban China: A Culture of Anxiety?

Author:   Qian Gong
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
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9781137498762


Pages:   214
Publication Date:   08 November 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Qian Gong
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   3.997kg
ISBN:  

9781137498762


ISBN 10:   1137498765
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   08 November 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction.- 1.Risk and children's healthcare in modern China.- 2.Contextualising parental experiences in post-reform China.- 3.Feeding fears: News coverage of the infant formula scandal and health risk communication.- 4.Mediating nature, risk and scientific protection: Advertising discourse of healthcare products and parental reception.- 5.Managing anxiety: Parental engagement with new media and civic participation.- Conclusion: A culture of anxiety? 

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Qian (Sarah) Gong is a lecturer in the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Leicester, UK. Her recent research interests include health communication, risk, parenting and motherhood. She is currently the Principal investigator of a Wellcome Trust funded project Health communication for Chinese migrant mothers in Northern England.

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