Theorizing Social Context: Rethinking Behavioral Theory

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 5_suppl, 2009, Pages 55S-70S

  Burke, Nancy J ^a   Joseph, Galen ^a   Pasick, Rena J ^b   Barker, Judith C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

culture; health behavior theory; social context; social science theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; SOCIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 74049155073     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198109335338     Document Type: Article

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