Self-care: Embodiment, Personal Autonomy and the Shaping of Health Consciousness
Author:   Christopher Ziguras
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415859875


Pages:   212
Publication Date:   12 December 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Self-care: Embodiment, Personal Autonomy and the Shaping of Health Consciousness


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Author:   Christopher Ziguras
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.317kg
ISBN:  

9780415859875


ISBN 10:   0415859875
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   12 December 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction. You are Your Own Saviour and Your Own Worst Enemy 2. Learning to Care for One's Self 3. Sending the Health Message 4. Natural Alternatives 5. Self-Care and Anti-Institutional Politics 6. The Nagging State 7. Narcissism and Self-Care: Theorising America's Obsession with Mundane Health Behaviour 8. Governing One's Self 9. Reflexivity, Rationalisation and Health Risks 10. Technological Salvation or More Human Solutions 11. Conclusions: Towards a Social-Ecological Approach to Self-Care Promotion

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Christopher Ziguras is Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Globalism Institute at RMIT University. He is editor of The International Publishing Services Market (with Bill Cope, 2002) and has published numerous articles examining the impact of rationalization, commodification and electronic mediation on the constitution of identity, particularly in international education and health promotion.

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