A social ecological perspective on health behaviours
The social ecology model provides a heuristic tool for studying health behavioural change. This thesis focuses on the chronosystem and the influence of changes in macro-level factors on health behaviours. Bourdieu's theory of habitus and diffusion theory are also utilised to understand the proc...
Main Author: | Desousa, Carol |
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University of Essex
2013
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.589442 |
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