Wellness culture : how the wellness movement has been used to empower, profit and misinform /

Wellness has become synonymous with yoga, meditation, and other forms of self-care. Over the past 60 years, what began as an alternative to mainstream medicine has coalesced with consumer culture and has been commercialised to such an extent that the term is now synonymous with an industry of exclus...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baker, Stephanie Alice, 1983- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:SocietyNow.
Temas:
Health promotion > Marketing.
Health promotion > Corrupt practices.
Health promotion > Economic aspects.
Health promotion > Moral and ethical aspects.
Alternative medicine specialists > Influence.
Influence (Psychology)
Popular culture.
Social Science > Popular Culture.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. What is wellness culture?
  • 2. The countercultural origins of wellness culture
  • 3. From the wellness movement to the wellness industry
  • 4. Wellness gurus, internet celebrities and influencers
  • 5. Wellness as a gateway to misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy
  • 6. The future of wellness as a cultural pursuit.

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