Technogenarians: Studying Health and Illness Through an Ageing, Science, and Technology Lens
Kelly Joyce
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Description for Technogenarians: Studying Health and Illness Through an Ageing, Science, and Technology Lens
Paperback. Technogenarians investigates the older person's experiences of health, illness, science, and technology. It presents a greater theoretical and empirical understanding of the biomedical aspects of aging bodies, minds, and emotions, and the rise of gerontechnology industries and professions--. Editor(s): Joyce, Kelly; Loe, Meika. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Technogenarians investigates the older person?s experiences of health, illness, science, and technology. It presents a greater theoretical and empirical understanding of the biomedical aspects of aging bodies, minds, and emotions, and the rise of gerontechnology industries and professions.
Technogenarians investigates the older person?s experiences of health, illness, science, and technology. It presents a greater theoretical and empirical understanding of the biomedical aspects of aging bodies, minds, and emotions, and the rise of gerontechnology industries and professions.
- A unique scholarly investigation into elders as technology users
- Emphasizes the need to put aging, science, and technology in the center of analyses of health and illness
- Explores the rise of gerontechnology industries and professions
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Offers a critical study of the transformation of aging bodies, minds, and emotions into medical problems in need of medical solutions
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Combines two scholarly areas - Science ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444333800
SKU
V9781444333800
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Kelly Joyce
Kelly Joyce is Associate Professor of Sociology at the College of William and Mary. Her research on technology, science, and health has been published in Science as Culture, Social Studies of Science, and other academic journals. Dr Joyce’s book Magnetic Appeal: MRI and the Myth of Transparency (2008) offers a sociological exploration of magnetic resonance imaging technology. Her current research ... Read more
Reviews for Technogenarians: Studying Health and Illness Through an Ageing, Science, and Technology Lens
"Technogenarians is timely volume about the devices, spaces, and medicines, which ‘technogenarians' use as they negotiate health and illness in everyday life." (Sociology of Health & Illness, 2011)