The Medicalization Of Cyberspace

Written by highly respectable authors this book examines the link betweenhealth and identity and cybercultural identity.The medicalization of many aspects of so... » 

Written by highly respectable authors this book examines the link betweenhealth and identity and cybercultural identity.The medicalization of many aspects of social life from childbirth to diet tohousing has become more and more apparent at the beginning of the twentyfirstcentury. The involvement of cyberspace in this new medicalized world issignificant as medical advice and medication is now easily available on theInternet ecommunities of sufferers and users abound. However the relationshipbetween health medicalization cyberculture the body and identity has beenlittle explored.This book explores these complex social interactions and addresses topicalissues looking at specific aspects such as reproductive rights andtechnologies gender and sexuality cyber identity and nonhumanness. «