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62 produkter
Hope in Health
The Socio-Politics of Optimism
Av Kenneth A. Loparo, Alan Petersen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
568 kr
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Health professionals have shown a growing interest in the therapeutic value of 'hope' in recent years. However, hope has been examined mainly from psychological and biomedical perspectives. Importantly, Hope in Health explores how hope manifests and is sustained in various arenas of health, …
Emotions Online
Feelings and Affordances of Digital Media
Häftad, 2022
601 kr
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Digital media have become deeply immersed in our lives, heightening both hopes and fears of their affordances. While the internet, mobile phones, and social media offer their users many options, they also engender concerns about their manipulations and intrusions. Emotions Online explores the …
Emotions Online
Feelings and Affordances of Digital Media
Inbunden, 2022
2072 kr
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Digital media have become deeply immersed in our lives, heightening both hopes and fears of their affordances. While the internet, mobile phones, and social media offer their users many options, they also engender concerns about their manipulations and intrusions. Emotions Online explores the …
Foucault, Health and Medicine
Av Robin Bunton, Alan Petersen
Inbunden, 1997
3063 kr
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The reception of Michel Foucault's work in the social sciences and humanities has been phenomenal. Foucault's concepts and methodology have encouraged new approaches to old problems and opened up new lines of enquiry. This book assesses the contribution of Foucault's work to research and thinking …
Foucault, Health and Medicine
Av Robin Bunton, Alan Petersen
Häftad, 1997
895 kr
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The reception of Michel Foucault's work in the social sciences and humanities has been phenomenal. Foucault's concepts and methodology have encouraged new approaches to old problems and opened up new lines of enquiry. This book assesses the contribution of Foucault's work to research and thinking …
Poststructuralism, Citizenship and Social Policy
Av Ian Barns, Janice Dudley m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
807 kr
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Poststructuralism, Citizenship and Social Policy shows how poststructuralist ideas can be usefully applied in the areas of welfare, health, education and science and technology policy, making particular reference to the theme of citizenship.The impact of poststructuralism on thinking in the social …
Consuming Health
The Commodification of Health Care
Av Sara Henderson, Alan Petersen
Inbunden, 2001
2743 kr
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In our post-welfare society, health is increasingly viewed as a commodity and individuals are defined as 'health care consumers'. At the same time, the notion that the state should care for the health of its citizens is being replaced by an expectation that citizens should play a more active role …
Consuming Health
The Commodification of Health Care
Av Sara Henderson, Alan Petersen
Häftad, 2001
691 kr
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In our post-welfare society, health is increasingly viewed as a commodity and individuals are defined as 'health care consumers'. At the same time, the notion that the state should care for the health of its citizens is being replaced by an expectation that citizens should play a more active role …
Body in Question
A Socio-Cultural Approach
Inbunden, 2006
3063 kr
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Why is there currently such strong academic and popular interest in ‘the body’ in contemporary societies? What factors shape our conceptions of the body, its naturalness, health and normality? What is the mind-body dualism and why should it matter? This book examines these and other body questions …
Body in Question
A Socio-Cultural Approach
Häftad, 2006
749 kr
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Why is there currently such strong academic and popular interest in ‘the body’ in contemporary societies? What factors shape our conceptions of the body, its naturalness, health and normality? What is the mind-body dualism and why should it matter? This book examines these and other body questions …
Genetic Governance
Health, Risk and Ethics in a Biotech Era
Av Robin Bunton, Alan Petersen
Inbunden, 2005
787 kr
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Ethical and practical issues around genetic research are of major international concern, both in academia and in the public domain. Questions concerning what interventions are possible and appropriate with the increasing amount of genetic information available, challenge our understandings of …
Genetic Governance
Health, Risk and Ethics in a Biotech Era
Av Robin Bunton, Alan Petersen
Häftad, 2005
382 kr
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Ethical and practical issues around genetic research are of major international concern, both in academia and in the public domain. Questions concerning what interventions are possible and appropriate with the increasing amount of genetic information available, challenge our understandings of …
Health, Risk and Vulnerability
Av Alan Petersen, Iain Wilkinson
Inbunden, 2007
2510 kr
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The concept of risk is one of the most suggestive terms for evoking the cultural character of our times and for defining the purpose of social research. Risk attitudes and behaviours are understood to comprise the dominant experience of culture, politics and society in our times.Health, Risk and …
Health, Risk and Vulnerability
Av Alan Petersen, Iain Wilkinson
Häftad, 2007
618 kr
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The concept of risk is one of the most suggestive terms for evoking the cultural character of our times and for defining the purpose of social research. Risk attitudes and behaviours are understood to comprise the dominant experience of culture, politics and society in our times.Health, Risk and …
Biobanks
Governance in Comparative Perspective
Av Herbert Gottweis, Alan Petersen
Inbunden, 2008
2585 kr
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In recent years, a number of large population-based biobanks – genetic databases that combine genetic information derived from blood samples with personal data about environment, medical history, lifestyle or genealogy – have been set up in order to study the interface between disease, and genetic …
Biobanks
Governance in Comparative Perspective
Av Herbert Gottweis, Alan Petersen
Häftad, 2008
712 kr
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In recent years, a number of large population-based biobanks – genetic databases that combine genetic information derived from blood samples with personal data about environment, medical history, lifestyle or genealogy – have been set up in order to study the interface between disease, and genetic …
Aging Men, Masculinities and Modern Medicine
Av Antje Kampf, Barbara L. Marshall m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
2585 kr
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Aging Men, Masculinities and Modern Medicine explores the multiple socio-historical contexts surrounding men’s aging bodies in modern medicine from a global perspective. The first of its kind, it investigates the interrelated aspects of aging, masculinities and biomedicine, allowing for a timely …
Politics of Bioethics
Häftad, 2013
909 kr
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Recent rapid advances in the biosciences have led to considerable debate about the social, ethical, and legal implications of research and its applications. The mapping of the human genome, advances in cloning techniques, the harvesting of embryonic stem cells for research, increasing use of …
Politics of Bioethics
Inbunden, 2010
2743 kr
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Recent rapid advances in the biosciences have led to considerable debate about the social, ethical, and legal implications of research and its applications. The mapping of the human genome, advances in cloning techniques, the harvesting of embryonic stem cells for research, increasing use of …
The New Public Health
Discourses, Knowledges, Strategies
Av Alan Petersen, Deborah Lupton
Häftad, 1996
1882 kr
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Petersen and Lupton focus critically on the new public health, assessing its implications for the concepts of self, embodiment and citizenship. They argue that the new public health is used as a source of moral regulation and for distinguishing between self and other. They also explore the …
Emotions Online
Feelings and Affordances of Digital Media
E-bok, 2022
727 kr
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Digital media have become deeply immersed in our lives, heightening both hopes and fears of their affordances. While the internet, mobile phones, and social media offer their users many options, they also engender concerns about their manipulations and intrusions. Emotions Online explores the …
Emotions Online
Feelings and Affordances of Digital Media
E-bok, 2022
749 kr
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Digital media have become deeply immersed in our lives, heightening both hopes and fears of their affordances. While the internet, mobile phones, and social media offer their users many options, they also engender concerns about their manipulations and intrusions. Emotions Online explores the …
Biobanks
Governance in Comparative Perspective
Av Alan Petersen, Herbert Gottweis
E-bok, 2008
820 kr
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In recent years, a number of large population-based biobanks – genetic databases that combine genetic information derived from blood samples with personal data about environment, medical history, lifestyle or genealogy – have been set up in order to study the interface between disease, and …
Biobanks
Governance in Comparative Perspective
Av Alan Petersen, Herbert Gottweis
E-bok, 2008
838 kr
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In recent years, a number of large population-based biobanks – genetic databases that combine genetic information derived from blood samples with personal data about environment, medical history, lifestyle or genealogy – have been set up in order to study the interface between disease, and …
Health, Risk and Vulnerability
Av Iain Wilkinson, Alan Petersen
E-bok, 2007
733 kr
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The concept of risk is one of the most suggestive terms for evoking the cultural character of our times and for defining the purpose of social research. Risk attitudes and behaviours are understood to comprise the dominant experience of culture, politics and society in our times. Health, Risk and …
Health, Risk and Vulnerability
Av Iain Wilkinson, Alan Petersen
E-bok, 2007
749 kr
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The concept of risk is one of the most suggestive terms for evoking the cultural character of our times and for defining the purpose of social research. Risk attitudes and behaviours are understood to comprise the dominant experience of culture, politics and society in our times. Health, Risk and …
Genetic Governance
Health, Risk and Ethics in a Biotech Era
Av Alan Petersen, Robin Bunton
E-bok, 2005
436 kr
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Ethical and practical issues around genetic research are of major international concern, both in academia and in the public domain. Questions concerning what interventions are possible and appropriate with the increasing amount of genetic information available, challenge our understandings of …
Genetic Governance
Health, Risk and Ethics in a Biotech Era
Av Alan Petersen, Robin Bunton
E-bok, 2005
446 kr
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Ethical and practical issues around genetic research are of major international concern, both in academia and in the public domain. Questions concerning what interventions are possible and appropriate with the increasing amount of genetic information available, challenge our understandings of …
