Sex, Technology and Public Health

by M. Davis

Overview

Exploring the implications of the internet and bio-technologies for intimate and sexual life, this book discusses the concept of citizenship in relation to the extension of public health through the internet, and reveals concerns that sexually transmitted infections and HIV are associated with such technologies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349357888
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2009
Edition description:	1st ed. 2009
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

MARK DAVIS is Lecturer in Sociology in the Department of Sociology, Monash University, Australia. He has published articles and book chapters addressing the technological mediations of sexual life and public health.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Technologies and sexual citizenship Internet-mediated Sexual Practices HIV Bio-technologies and Sexual Practice Innovation and Imperative Technological Visibilities The Reshaping of Public Health Conclusion Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

'Sex, Technology and Public Health is an interdisciplinary text, which will appeal to anyone working within health care, media studies, sociology or politics. One of the book's best qualities is its readability on a number of levels, feeding both the research interests of experts in this field, while remaining accessible to new readers interested in examining these very current social topics...This is essential reading for anyone interested in such forms of communication.' - The Kelvingrove Review

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