Wellness syndrome

Wellness syndrome

by Cederström, Carl

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Welcome to the new age of biomorality, where feeling good has become indistinguishable from being good. In their energetic and eye-opening diagnosis, Cederström and Spicer show how this wellness obligation has started to work against us, making us feel guilty and anxious. Along the way, we meet health freaks who go to extreme lengths to find the perfect diet, corporate athletes who start the day with a dance party, the self-trackers who monitor everything including their own toilet habits, and …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Wellness syndrome.

Summary

Welcome to the new age of biomorality, where feeling good has become indistinguishable from being good. In their energetic and eye-opening diagnosis, Cederström and Spicer show how this wellness obligation has started to work against us, making us feel guilty and anxious. Along the way, we meet health freaks who go to extreme lengths to find the perfect diet, corporate athletes who start the day with a dance party, the self-trackers who monitor everything including their own toilet habits, and the unemployed and overweight who are demonised for their lack of self-control.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Polity Press
  • Place of Publication:Place of publication not identified
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2014.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0745655610, 9780745655611
  • oclc:ocn878834479
  • LC Classification:RA427.25
  • Dewey Decimal:613

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