The Medicalization of Cyberspace

by Andy Miah and Emma Rich

Book Overview

The entire infrastructure and culture of medicine is being transformed by digital technology, the Internet and mobile devices. Cyberspace is now regularly used to provide medical advice and medication, with great numbers of sufferers immersing themselves within virtual communities. What are the implications of this medicalization of cyberspace for how people make sense of health and identity?

The Medicalization of Cyberspace is the first...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041537622X
• ISBN13: 9780415376228
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"