The Digital Health Self – Wellness, Tracking, and Social Media : Wellness, Tracking and Social Media
by
Rachael Kent
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1529210151
ISBN-13
9781529210156
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Imprint
Bristol University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 30th, 2023
Print length
230 Pages
Weight
490 grams
Dimensions
24.00 x 16.20 x 1.90 cms
Ksh 15,300.00
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Putting the spotlight on neoliberalism as a pervasive tool that dictates wellness as a moral obligation, this book critically analyses how users navigate relationships between self-tracking technologies, social media and health management.
This is a detailed analysis of how understanding of health management past, present and future has transformed in the digital age. Since the mid-20th century, we have witnessed ‘healthy’ lifestyles being pushed as part of health promotion strategies, both via the state, and through health tracking tools, and narratives of wellness online. This marks a seismic shift from a public welfare state responsibility for health towards individualised practices of digital self-care. Today health has become representative of ‘lifestyle correction' which is performed on social media. Putting the spotlight on neoliberalism and digital technology as pervasive tools that dictate wellness as a moral obligation, Rachael Kent critically analyses how users navigate relationships between self-tracking technologies, social media, and everyday health management.
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