Technogenarians: Studying Health and Illness Through an Ageing, Science, and Technology Lens (Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs #11)

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Synopsis
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 Offers a critical study of the transformation of aging bodies, minds, and emotions into medical problems in need of medical solutions Combines two scholarly areas - Science and Technology Studies and the Sociology of Aging, Health, and Illness - to produce innovative scholarship
Copyright:
2007

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
184 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781444351897
Related ISBNs:
9781444391541, 9781444333800
Publisher:
Wiley
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Copyrighted By:
Wiley
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Education
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Kelly Joyce
Edited by:
Meika Loe

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