Over the past decade, data-intensive logics and practices have come to affect domains of
contemporary life ranging from marketing and policy making to entertainment and education; …

Diagnoses are the classification tools of medicine, and are pivotal in the ways medicine
exerts its role in society. Their sociological study is commonly subsumed under the rubrics of …

The rise of digital health technologies is, for some, a panacea to many of the medical and
public health challenges we face today. This is the first book to articulate a critical response …

Self-tracking devices point to a future in which individuals will be more involved in the
management of their health and will generate data that will benefit clinical decision making …

We are currently in the midst of a global pandemic with the spread of Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19). While we do not know how this situation will unfold or resolve, we do …

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PANTZAR & MATT WATSON everyday life and how it changes Page 2 Page 3 SAGE has been …

" A bold, compelling challenge to conventional thinking about obesity and its fixes, Weighing
In is one of the most important books on food politics to hit the shelves in a long time." …

This article explores contemporary biopolitics in the light of Michel Foucault's oft quoted
suggestion that contemporary politics callslife itself'into question. It suggests that recent …

Come si intuisce dal titolo, l'argomento del volume è la medicalizzazione della società,
mentre il sottotitolo contiene già la tesi:“sulla trasformazione delle condizioni umane in …

The new mobile wireless computer technologies and social media applications using Web
2.0 platforms have recently received attention from those working in health promotion as a …