| Self-care: Embodiment, Personal Autonomy and the Shaping of Health Consciousness Contributor(s): Ziguras, Christopher (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0415300584 ISBN-13: 9780415300582 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: This book examines the widespread cultural and political consequences of the proliferation of popular health advice. It provides a key theoretical contribution to the sociological study of health and embodiment by illuminating the processes of social change that have transformed how individuals care for themselves and the ways in which power and desire now shape health behavior. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 613 |
| LCCN: 2003047099 |
| Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.18" W x 9.46" (0.97 lbs) 212 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the widespread cultural and political consequences of the proliferation of popular health advice. It provides a key theoretical contribution to the sociological study of health and embodiment by illuminating the processes of social change that have transformed how individuals care for themselves and the ways in which power and desire now shape health behaviour. |
