Exploring Parental Anxiety over Children's Health Care in Urban China: A Media Lens on Modernity and Risk

Children's Health Care and Parental Media Engagement in Urban China: A Culture of Anxiety?

Author: Qian Gong, University of Leicester

Introduction:

This book introduces the concept of parental anxiety toward children's health care issues within the framework of modernity and risk. It delves into the nuanced experiences of parents and grandparents across various socio-economic contexts during post-reform China, providing a rich interdisciplinary study merging sociology, media studies, cultural studies, health science, and Chinese studies. Through extensive empirical research spanning five years, this work contribute significantly to contemporary parenthood studies in a non-Western context by exploring the complex dynamics of anxiety.

Key Features:

• Original exploration of risk consciousness in the Chinese context

• Examination of parental experiences in light of socio-economic transformations and population policy changes

• Analysis of media representations of health issues as they relate to risks, encompassing parenting magazines, popular newspapers, commercial advertising, new media outlets

• Investigation into how parents respond to these media messages

• Contribution to understanding 'a culture of anxiety' among Chinese parents and grandparents

Content Overview:

The book unfolds through several chapters that dissect this phenomenon from different angles:

1. Introduction: Sets the stage for a comprehensive analysis of parental anxieties towards children's health care in urban China, establishing the theoretical framework linking risk consciousness with anxiety.

2. Risk and Children’s Healthcare in Modern China: Provides an overview of health risks pertinent to Chinese children within modernity's context, discussing how these influences shape parental experiences.

3. Contextualizing Parental Experiences in Post-Reform China: Detls the socio-economic transformations that inform parents' perceptions and concerns about child health issues, considering population policy changes.

4. Feeding Fears: News Coverage of the Infant Formula Scandal and Health Risk Communication: Analyzes how media, particularly during significant events like the infant formula scandal, communicate health risks to parents, impacting their fears and decisions.

5. Mediating Nature, Risk and Scientific Protection: Advertising Discourse on Healthcare Products and Parental Reception: Investigates the interplay between advertising discourse around healthcare products and parental engagement with these messages in modern China.

6. Cultivating Anxiety? Parental Media Engagement and Health Concerns: Examines how media interactions contribute to or alleviate parental anxieties, focusing on information sources used by parents.

7. : Synthesizes the findings into a comprehensive view of the 'culture of anxiety' among Chinese parents concerning their children's health care.

Bibliographic Information:

This book is part of Springer’s Literature, Cultural and Media Studies series R0. It was published in 2016 under the ISBNs: Hardback - 978-1-137-49876-2; Softcover - 978-1-349-69828-8; eBook - 978-1-137-49877-9.

Author Profile:

Qian Gong, PhD in Communication Studies, specializes in media studies and cultural studies with a focus on Asian culture. As an expert at the University of Leicester, she conducts research on media representations and public health issues, particularly pertinent to China.

For further inquiries or publication opportunities related to this work, please contact the author directly:

Qian Gong

Department of Media Studies, University of Leicester

Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK

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This scholarly contribution offers a unique perspective on contemporary parenthood concerns in China through an intricate interplay of media, risk perception, and cultural context.

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