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ERIC Number: EJ533447
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1055-6699
Getting to Know Generation X: Health Education for the Thirteenth Generation.
Kerr, Dianne L.; Gascoigne, Jan L.
Journal of Health Education, v27 n5 p268-73 Sep-Oct 1996
This article describes Generation X young adults as they are described by the popular press and in health education literature, focusing on sociodemographic characteristics, health characteristics and risks, learning characteristics, the conflict between Generation X and baby boomers, and ways to conduct more effective health education for them. (Author/SM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Baby Boomers, Drinking, Health Education, Health Needs, Health Promotion, Learning, Sexuality, Smoking, Substance Abuse, Young Adults
Publication Type: Reports - General; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Generation X; Health Attitudes; Risk Taking Behavior