Medical Technology and the Social : How Medical Technology Is Impacting Social Relations, Institutions, and Beliefs about What Is Normal
Overview
Medical Technology and the Social: How Medical Technology is Impacting Social relations, Institutions, and Beliefs about what is Normal explores the intersection of society and medical technology to examine how medical technology impacts our day-to-day lives. The contributors examine a variety of technologies and their impact on the social world, from older technologies such as the use of fax machines in hospitals to cutting-edge technologies such as Bluetooth-enabled smart pills. Underlying each chapter is a consideration of what is "normal", investigating such themes as power and social control, diffusion of technology, eco-crip theory, the changing role of medical expertise, the embodiment of the fetus in utero, the history of prosthetics, and how technology has reformed conceptions of a "normal" body.
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- ISBN-13: 9781666940947
- ISBN-10: 1666940941
- Publisher: Lexington Books
- Publish Date: February 2024
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.56 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.04 pounds
- Page Count: 224
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