Bethany Rigles
Biographic Data
| ID | 4226724 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bethany Rigles |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bethany |
| FAMILY NAME | Rigles |
| SIGNATURE | RIGLES B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Colorado State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8069-4756 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
JHSB Policy Brief
Children's Health Lifestyles and the Perpetuation of Inequalities
Health lifestyles are a well-theorized mechanism perpetuating health and social inequalities, but empirical research has not yet documented crucial aspects: (1) health lifestyles' collective nature or content beyond behaviors and (2) how people choose among available lifestyles in their social contexts. We conducted interviews, observations, and focus groups with families in two middle- to upper-middle-class communities. Contemporary class-privil…
“I just want her to be happy and healthy”
This study examined the role of class privilege in parents' understandings of children's health and their navigation of the work of supporting “healthy” children. Cultural and institutional discourses tend to frame class-advantaged parents as making choices for their children that maximize health, but this is not always the case. Analyses drew on 45 interviews with predominantly white, class-advantaged parents of elementary-aged children and asso…
Healthier Than Just Healthy
As the relationship between social class and health strengthens and socioeconomic and health inequalities widen, understanding how parents' socioeconomic advantage translates into health and class advantages in the next generation is increasingly important. Our analyses illustrate how a classed performance of 'health' is a fundamental component of transmitting cultural capital in families and communities. Socially advantaged parents' health and c…
The Development of Health Lifestyles in Families Experiencing Disability
The family system is an important contributor to one's development of health lifestyles or the patterns of health behaviors one engages in. Research has yet to explore how health lifestyles develop within families or how disability may affect this process. This study uses qualitative data collected from parents and key informants in two U.S. communities to address this gap in the literature. Findings capture a process through which health lifesty…
Healthier Than Just Healthy
As the relationship between social class and health strengthens and socioeconomic and health inequalities widen, understanding how parents' socioeconomic advantage translates into health and class advantages in the next generation is increasingly important. Our analyses illustrate how a classed performance of 'health' is a fundamental component of transmitting cultural capital in families and communities. Socially advantaged parents' health and c…
The Development of Health Lifestyles in Families Experiencing Disability
The family system is an important contributor to one's development of health lifestyles or the patterns of health behaviors one engages in. Research has yet to explore how health lifestyles develop within families or how disability may affect this process. This study uses qualitative data collected from parents and key informants in two U.S. communities to address this gap in the literature. Findings capture a process through which health lifesty…
Children's Health Lifestyles and the Perpetuation of Inequalities
Health lifestyles are a well-theorized mechanism perpetuating health and social inequalities, but empirical research has not yet documented crucial aspects: (1) health lifestyles' collective nature or content beyond behaviors and (2) how people choose among available lifestyles in their social contexts. We conducted interviews, observations, and focus groups with families in two middle- to upper-middle-class communities. Contemporary class-privil…
The Development of Health Lifestyles in Families Experiencing Disability
The family system is an important contributor to one's development of health lifestyles or the patterns of health behaviors one engages in. Research has yet to explore how health lifestyles develop within families or how disability may affect this process. This study uses qualitative data collected from parents and key informants in two U.S. communities to address this gap in the literature. Findings capture a process through which health lifesty…
Healthier Than Just Healthy
As the relationship between social class and health strengthens and socioeconomic and health inequalities widen, understanding how parents' socioeconomic advantage translates into health and class advantages in the next generation is increasingly important. Our analyses illustrate how a classed performance of 'health' is a fundamental component of transmitting cultural capital in families and communities. Socially advantaged parents' health and c…
“I just want her to be happy and healthy”
This study examined the role of class privilege in parents' understandings of children's health and their navigation of the work of supporting “healthy” children. Cultural and institutional discourses tend to frame class-advantaged parents as making choices for their children that maximize health, but this is not always the case. Analyses drew on 45 interviews with predominantly white, class-advantaged parents of elementary-aged children and asso…
JHSB Policy Brief
Children's Health Lifestyles and the Perpetuation of Inequalities
Health lifestyles are a well-theorized mechanism perpetuating health and social inequalities, but empirical research has not yet documented crucial aspects: (1) health lifestyles' collective nature or content beyond behaviors and (2) how people choose among available lifestyles in their social contexts. We conducted interviews, observations, and focus groups with families in two middle- to upper-middle-class communities. Contemporary class-privil…
Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works) · Health equity (2 works) · Inequality (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Population (2 works)