Getting to Know Generation X: Health Education for the Thirteenth Generation.

Kerr, Dianne L.; Gascoigne, Jan L.

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ERIC Number: EJ533447

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Publication Date: 1996

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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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