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Digital Health and the Gamification of Life: How Apps Can Promote a Positive Medicalization
| Full title: | Digital Health and the Gamification of Life: How Apps Can Promote a Positive Medicalization |
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| ISBN: | 9781787543669 |
| ISBN 10: | 1787543668 |
| Authors: | Antonio Maturo Veronica Moretti |
| Publisher: | Emerald Publishing |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Num. pages: | 192 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2018 |
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Synopsis
This Book Analyzes The Role Of Health Apps To Promote Medicalization. It Considers Whether Their Use Is An Individual Matter, Rather Than A Political And Social One, With Some Apps Based On A Medical Framework Positively Promoting Physical Activity And Meditation, Or Whether Data-sharing Can Foster Social Discrimination.