Chapter+14+Education,+Health,+and+Medicine

Eating Disorder-an intense form of dieting of other unhealthy method of weight control driven by the desire to be very thin. Mandatory Education Laws- requires students to attend school until the age of 16 or completion of 8th grade. Practical Learning- knowledge that prepares people for their future jobs. Cultural Capital- Children benefit more from this when families value schooling, reading to their children, and encourage the development of their imaginations.
 * Jessica implies that Bianca has an eating disorder when she says, "Wow Bianca, you look good. Are you eating less or just throwing up more?".
 * With this mandatory education law Booger in the movie is required to go to school till he is 16 or past 8th grade because he's not old enough to be able to drop out.
 * In America, high schools teach students skills that they will be able to use later in life when they get a job, like how to communicate well and responsibility.
 * Jessica and April's parents in the movie encourage their children to do well in school and to make decisions for themselves.

Holistic Medicine- An approach to health care that emphasizes the prevention of illness and takes into account a person's entire physical and social environment. Health- A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. Education- The social institution through which society provides its members with important knowledge, including basic facts, job skills, and cultural norms and values. Schooling- Formal instruction under the direction of specially trained teachers.
 * While Eden is trying to help Jessica figure out how she turned into a man she is asking her if she has eaten any strange roots or plants. Some people use them as holistic medicine.
 * Jessica is in good health in the beginning of the movie before she turns into a man.
 * Jessica is being educated in her high school along with everyone else her age.
 * Much of Jessica's schooling is never depicted, however it does she her in english class one day where they are receiving a lecture about writing papers.