Davis, Mark

Selling immunity : self, culture and economy in healthcare and medicine / Mark Davis. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. - 1 online resource. - Critical approaches to health .

Framing immunity -- What can immunity do? -- Immunological narratives -- The popularisation of immunology -- Immunity and digital media -- Immune selves -- Fragile immunitary economies -- Immunity and its discontents.

"Selling Immunity: Self, Culture and Economy in Healthcare and Medicine provides a groundbreaking spotlight on the ways in which immunity shapes life. Through its up-to-date discussion of immunity cultures, alongside detailed real-world examples, the book demonstrates how immunity is enmeshed in concepts of possessive individualism, self-defence and health consumerism"--

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PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology
HEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues

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