Living Data
Making Sense of Health Biosensing
$183.92
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
23 July 2019
Summary
As individuals increasingly seek ways of accessing, understandingand sharing data about their own bodies, this book offers a critiqueof the popular claim that ‘more information’ equates to ‘betterhealth’. In a study that redefines the public, academic and policyrelated debates around health, bodies, information and data, the authors consider the ways in which the phenomenon of self-diagnosis has created alternative worlds of knowledge and practiseswhich are often at odds with …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529207507 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529207509 |
| Author: | Celia Roberts, Adrian Mackenzie, Maggie Mort, Mette Kragh-Furbo, Joann Wilkinson, Theresa Atkinson |
| Publisher: | Bristol University Press |
| Imprint: | Bristol University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 23 July 2019 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“This is an original and timely text – an absolute pleasure to read and a unique contribution to the field.” Emma Rich, University of Bath“This book presents a compelling account of people’s engagements with biosensors. Drawing on their long history of research in science and technology studies, the authors elucidate how people can be helped or disappointed by these new technologies.” Deborah Lupton, University of New South Wales
About The Author
Celia Roberts
Celia Roberts is a Professor of Gender and Science Studies in the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University.
Adrian Mackenzie is a Professor of Technological Cultures in the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University.
Maggie Mort is a Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University. She is also the Coordinator of the EC Horizon 2020 project, CUIDAR: Cultures of Disaster Resilience among children and young people.
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