Unlock Now Digital Health And Technological Promise: A Sociological Inquiry By Alan Petersen Distributed As Interactive EBook

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 algorithmdriven 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 futuresones oriented to fulfilling human needs rather than technoutopian visions.
This groundbreaking book will provide an invaluable resource for those seeking to understand the sociocultural and politicoeconomic implications of digital health.
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