The Medicalization Of Cyberspace

Author : Andy Miah
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134184417
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Medicalization of Cyberspace written by Andy Miah and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-02-19 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The entire infrastructure and culture of medicine is being transformed by digital technology, the Internet and mobile devices. Cyberspace is now regularly used to provide medical advice and medication, with great numbers of sufferers immersing themselves within virtual communities. What are the implications of this medicalization of cyberspace for how people make sense of health and identity? The Medicalization of Cyberspace is the first book to explore the relationship between digital culture and medical sociology. It examines how technology is redefining expectations of and relationships with medical culture, addressing the following questions: How will the rise of digital communities affect traditional notions of medical expertise? What will the medicalization of cyberspace mean in a new era of posthuman enhancements? How should we regard hype and exaggeration about science in the media and how can this encourage public engagement with bioethics? This book looks at the complex interactions between health, medicalization, cyberculture, the body and identity. It addresses topical issues, such as medical governance, reproductive rights, eating disorders, Web 2.0, and perspectives on posthumanism. It is essential reading for healthcare professionals and social, philosophical and cultural theorists of health.

Author : Andy Miah
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134184425
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Medicalization of Cyberspace written by Andy Miah and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-02-19 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Cyberspace' plays a significant role in the new medicalized world of the twenty-first century. This book explores the complex social interactions between health, medicalization, cyberculture, the body and identity.

Author : Pramod K. Nayar
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 140518308X
Total Pages : 569 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Media and Cybercultures Anthology written by Pramod K. Nayar and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-26 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving beyond traditional cyberculture studies paradigms in several key ways, this comprehensive collection marks the increasing convergence of cyberculture with other forms of media, and with all aspects of our lives in a digitized world. Includes essential readings for both the student and scholar of a diverse range of fields, including new and digital media, internet studies, digital arts and culture studies, network culture studies, and the information society Incorporates essays by both new and established scholars of digital cultures, including Andy Miah, Eugene Thacker, Lisa Nakamura, Chris Hables Gray, Sonia Livingstone and Espen Aarseth Created explicitly for the undergraduate student, with comprehensive introductions to each section that outline the main ideas of each essay Explores the many facets of cyberculture, and includes sections on race, politics, gender, theory, gaming, and space The perfect companion to Nayar's Introduction to New Media and Cyberculture

Author : William C. Cockerham
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400761937
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Medical Sociology on the Move written by William C. Cockerham and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides readers with a single source reviewing and updating sociological theory in medical or health sociology. The book not only addresses the major theoretical approaches in the field today, it also identifies the future directions these theories are likely to take in explaining the social processes affecting health and disease. Many of the chapters are written by leading medical sociologists who feature the use of theory in their everyday work, including contributions from the original theorists of fundamental causes, health lifestyles, and medicalization. Theories focusing on both agency and structure are included to provide a comprehensive account of this important area in medical sociology.

Author : Chloe E. Bird
Publisher : Vanderbilt University Press
ISBN 13 : 0826517226
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Medical Sociology, Sixth Edition written by Chloe E. Bird and published by Vanderbilt University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-29 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest version of an important academic resource published about once a decade since 1963

Author : Cristina Richie
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197745180
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Ethics and Medical Reproduction written by Cristina Richie and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-02-09 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Environmental Ethics and Medical Reproduction, Dr. Cristina Richie uses the term "medicalized reproduction" (MR) to describe the impact of technology on human reproduction, including from pre-conception gamete retrieval, in-vitro fertilization (IVF), and birthing suites. Unlike other areas of high-carbon health care, such as organ transplantation or chemotherapy, medicalized reproduction does not treat, cure, or prevent disease. It is supported by an economized medical industry, and as such, is open for ethical scrutiny. This book considers how technology has fundamentally changed the discussion on biomedical ethics, environmental ethics, and reproductive ethics.

Author : Francisco Ortega
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1135143196
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Corporeality, Medical Technologies and Contemporary Culture written by Francisco Ortega and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corporeality, Medical Technologies and Contemporary Culture engages the confusions and contradictions in current attitudes to, and practices of, the body.

Author : Susan E. Bell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317643631
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reimagining (Bio)Medicalization, Pharmaceuticals and Genetics written by Susan E. Bell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years medicalization, the process of making something medical, has gained considerable ground and a position in everyday discourse. In this multidisciplinary collection of original essays, the authors expertly consider how issues around medicalization have developed, ways in which it is changing, and the potential shapes it will take in the future. They develop a unique argument that medicalization, biomedicalization, pharmaceuticalization and geneticization are related and co-evolving processes, present throughout the globe. This is an ideal addition to anthropology, sociology and STS courses about medicine and health.

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1848880731
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Relational Concepts in Medicine written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-05-18 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Haftor, Darek
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1609600592
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Information and Communication Technologies, Society and Human Beings: Theory and Framework (Festschrift in honor of Gunilla Bradley) written by Haftor, Darek and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-07-31 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information and Communication Technologies, Society and Human Beings: Theory and Framework addresses the extensive area of effects of ICT on human beings and the interaction between ICT, individuals, organizations, and society. This premier reference source features contributions from over 45 distinguished researchers from around the world, each presenting high quality research on Social Informatics, Human Computer Interaction, Organizational Behavior, and Macro-ergonomics. This unique publication is perfect for students, teachers, researchers, engineers, practitioners, managers, policy-makers, and media alike.