Drawing on current debates in postmodern feminism, feminist philosophy of science, anti-racist/postcolonial studies and queer theory, this book considers the way in which discourse fabricates the ideal' male body, sexual identity and sexual ...

This book will be an invaluable source for those seeking to understand the social, cultural and political significance of ‘the body’ in contemporary society.

Offering a sociological perspective, this book critically examines the dimensions and implications of ‘digital health’, a term that is often ill defined, but signifies the promise of technology to ‘empower’ individuals and improve ...

This volume addresses the emerging social and political consequences of the new genetics and provides a critique of current research and practice in public health.

Emotions Online explores the visions that shape responses to media and the emotional regimes that govern people’s engagements with them. This book critically examines evidence on the role of digital media in emotional life.

This book offers a critical appraisal of bioethics and its implications as it pertains to the fields of health and medicine and public health, with a particular emphasis on recent technological innovations as they provide a noteworthy ...

Petersen and Lupton focus critically on the new public health, assessing its implications for the concepts of self, embodiment and citizenship.

Drawing on current debates in postmodern feminism, feminist philosophy of science, anti-racist//postcolonial studies and queer theory, this book considers the way in which discourse fabricates the `ideal' male body, sexual identity and ...

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, medicine and healthcare.