{"product_id":"9781444333800","title":"Technogenarians Studying Health and Illness Through an Ageing, Science, and Technology Lens","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSociology of Health and Illness Monographs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTechnogenarians\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eStudying Health and Illness Through an Ageing, Science, and Technology Lens\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKelly Joyce | Meika Loe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eComputers \/ Computer Literacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTechnogenarians\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the older person?s experiences of health, illness, science, and technology. It presents a greater theoretical and empirical understanding of the biomedical aspects of aging bodies, minds, and emotions, and the rise of gerontechnology industries and professions­­.   \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eA unique scholarly investigation into elders as technology users\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes the need to put aging, science, and technology in the center of analyses of health and illness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the rise of gerontechnology industries and professions­\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffers a critical study of the transformation of aging bodies, minds, and emotions into medical problems in need of medical solutions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombines two scholarly areas - Science and Technology Studies and the Sociology of Aging, Health, and Illness - to produce innovative scholarship\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eKelly Joyce\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Sociology at the College of William and Mary. Her research on technology, science, and health has been published in \u003ci\u003eScience as Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSocial Studies of Science\u003c\/i\u003e, and other academic journals. Dr Joyce’s book \u003ci\u003eMagnetic Appeal: MRI and the Myth of Transparency\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) offers a sociological exploration of magnetic resonance imaging technology. Her current research examines medical knowledge about, and the experiences of people who live with, autoimmune illnesses.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeika Loe\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies at Colgate University in New York. Her critical scholarship on culture, age, medicine, technology, and gender has appeared in a range of academic journals including \u003ci\u003eContexts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGender \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFeminism \u0026amp; Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSymbolic Interaction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSexualities\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSociological Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Viagra: How the Little Blue Pill Changed Sex in America\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and a forthcoming book on the oldest old in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 October 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444333800\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e184\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314381746316,"sku":"9781444333800","price":37.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444333800.jpg?v=1780161078","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781444333800","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}