Fatism, self-monitoring and the pursuit of healthiness in the time of technological solutionism

Italian Sociological Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 157-171

  Maturo, Antonio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicalization; Morozov; Obesity; Quantified self; Self monitoring; Technological solutionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930917735     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22398589     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13136/isr.v4i2.80     Document Type: Article

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