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The impact of poststructuralism on thinking in the social sciences and humanities over the last decade has been profound. However, there has been little exploration of the implications of applying poststructuralism to a critical analysis of social policy. Today, with the decline of the welfare state and the emergence of "neoliberalism," policy makers urgently need new tools of analysis in order to rethink the relationship between citizens and the state. Putting constant emphasis on the theme of citizenship, Poststructuralism, Citizenship and Social Policy shows how poststructuralist ideas can

Poststructuralism --- Poststructuralisme --- Social policy --- Politique sociale --- Methodology --- Méthodologie --- National planning --- State planning --- Economic policy --- Family policy --- Social history --- Post-structuralism --- Philosophy, Modern --- Structuralism --- Poststructuralism. --- Methodology.

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What is ‘digital health’? And what are its implications for medicine and healthcare, and for individual citizens and society? Digital health is of growing interest to policymakers, clinicians and businesses. It is underpinned by promise and optimism, with predictions that digital technologies and related innovations will soon ‘transform’ medicine and healthcare, and enable individuals to better manage their own health and risk and to receive a more ‘personalized’ treatment and care.Offering a sociological perspective, this book critically examines the dimensions and implications of digital health, a term that is often ill defined, but signifies the promise of technology to ‘empower’ individuals and improve their lives as well as generating efficiencies and wealth. The chapters explore relevant sociological concepts and theories; changing conceptions of the self, evident in citizens’ growing use of wearables, online behaviours and patient activism; changes in medical practices, especially precision (or personalized) medicine and growing reliance on big data and algorithm-driven decisions; the character of the digital healthcare economy; and the perils of digital health.It is argued that, for various reasons, including the way digital technologies are designed and operate, and the influence of big technology companies and other interests seeking to monetize citizens’ data, digital health is unlikely to deliver much of what is promised. Citizens’ use of digital technologies is likened to a Faustian bargain: citizens are likely to surrender something of far greater value (their personal data) than what they obtain from its use. However, growing data activism and calls for ‘algorithmic accountability’ highlight the potential for citizens to create alternative futures—ones oriented to fulfilling human needs rather than techno-utopian visions.This ground-breaking book will provide an invaluable resource for those seeking to understand the socio-cultural and politico-economic implications of digital health. (provided by publisher)

Medical informatics --- Medical innovations

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'The New Public Health' continues and develops the argument of Deborah Lupton's 'The Imperative of Health', published by SAGE in 1995. The authors use contemporary socio-cultural and political theory to examine community participation, epidemiology, etc.

Environmental health. --- Health risk assessment. --- Public health. --- Social medicine. --- Medical care --- Medical sociology --- Medicine --- Medicine, Social --- Public health --- Public welfare --- Sociology --- Medical ethics --- Medical sociologists --- Community health --- Health services --- Hygiene, Public --- Hygiene, Social --- Public health services --- Public hygiene --- Social hygiene --- Health --- Human services --- Biosecurity --- Health literacy --- Medicine, Preventive --- National health services --- Sanitation --- Assessment, Health risk --- Health hazard appraisal --- Health hazard assessment --- Health risk appraisal --- HRA (Public health) --- Human risk assessment --- Risk assessment --- Environmental health --- Environmental quality --- Health ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Health risk assessment --- Social aspects --- Health aspects --- Environmental aspects --- Social aspects. --- Political aspects.

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Genetic research is pushing against the ethical and practical boundaries of human society. It is now an established subject of international concern, both in academia and in the public domain. this book delivers stimulating work from leading

Genetics --- Bioethics. --- Social aspects.