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Petersen Alan - Digital Health And Technological Promise A Sociological Inquiry - Paperback
Petersen Alan - Digital Health And Technological Promise A Sociological Inquiry - Paperback
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Description: 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.
Title: Digital Health And Technological Promise A Sociological Inquiry
Author(s): Petersen Alan
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138709690
Pages: 144 Pages
Publication Date: 11/13/2018
Category: Impact Of Science & Technology On Society
Description: 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.
Title: Digital Health And Technological Promise A Sociological Inquiry
Author(s): Petersen Alan
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138709690
Pages: 144 Pages
Publication Date: 11/13/2018
Category: Impact Of Science & Technology On Society
