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A self-help buzzword, a sociological concept, and a target for
political institutions; 'wellness' can be interpreted in different
ways. It is viewed as a heterogeneous set of activities aimed at
increasing both physical and mental individual well-being,
including maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle, being
physically active and taking care of mental health. From a
sociological perspective, 'wellness' can raise problematic issues;
the pursuit of wellness activities is inherently affected by social
and economic factors and social determinants, and the individual
nature of the pursuit of wellness means it is not strongly related
to community empowerment, the production of social capital and
social cohesion. Wellness, Social Policy and Public Health:
Bridging Human Flourishing with Equity considers wellness as an
ecosystem instead of an activity to be carried out by an
individual. Case studies explore current welfare policy and its
relationship with wellness activities, demonstrating that
individual flourishing related to wellness is activated only in a
context of solid welfare infrastructures.
This book analyses the role of technology in the realm of health.
Health apps can promote medicalization and the idea that health is
an individual matter, rather than a political and social one. The
authors base their arguments around three theoretical frameworks.
Quantification: the growing importance in our society of markers,
rankings, and scores, which thanks to digital devices is fueled by
the ease with which it is now possible to collect data.
Gamification: a powerful trend in digital society, using playful
features to transform what are seen as dull tasks into competitive
and appealing ones. Gamified self-tracking seemingly increases our
productivity without oppressing us with apparent self-governance.
Finally, Medicalization: a growing social phenomenon of the
transformation of a 'normal' condition into something pathological.
Several health apps presuppose a conception of the user as an
individualized subject divorced from any social determinants of
health. The authors investigate the possibility of people sharing
their most private states leading to new forms of algorithmic
surveillance. Alongside this negative vision of medicalization the
authors recover the now-rare concept of positive medicalization,
looking at how apps can work as positive self-help devices though
promoting a medical framework. A selection of digital programs
related to fitness in the workplace are also presented and
discussed.
This book analyses the role of technology in the realm of health.
Health apps can promote medicalization and the idea that health is
an individual matter, rather than a political and social one. The
authors base their arguments around three theoretical frameworks.
Quantification: the growing importance in our society of markers,
rankings, and scores, which thanks to digital devices is fueled by
the ease with which it is now possible to collect data.
Gamification: a powerful trend in digital society, using playful
features to transform what are seen as dull tasks into competitive
and appealing ones. Gamified self-tracking seemingly increases our
productivity without oppressing us with apparent self-governance.
Finally, Medicalization: a growing social phenomenon of the
transformation of a 'normal' condition into something pathological.
Several health apps presuppose a conception of the user as an
individualized subject divorced from any social determinants of
health. The authors investigate the possibility of people sharing
their most private states leading to new forms of algorithmic
surveillance. Alongside this negative vision of medicalization the
authors recover the now-rare concept of positive medicalization,
looking at how apps can work as positive self-help devices though
promoting a medical framework. A selection of digital programs
related to fitness in the workplace are also presented and
discussed.
The papers collected in this volume focus on new perspectives on
individuals, society, and science, specifically in the field of
socio-economic systems. The book is the result of a scientific
collaboration among experts from "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University
of Iasi (Romania), "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara
(Italy), "University of Defence" of Brno (Czech Republic), and
"Pablo de Olavide" University of Sevilla (Spain). The heterogeneity
of the contributions presented in this volume reflects the variety
and complexity of social phenomena. The book is divided in four
Sections as follows. The first Section deals with recent trends in
social decisions. Specifically, it aims to understand which are the
driving forces of social decisions. The second Section focuses on
the social and public sphere. Indeed, it is oriented on recent
developments in social systems and control. Trends in quantitative
theories and models are described in Section 3, where many new
formal, mathematical-statistical tools for modelling complex social
phenomena are presented. Finally, Section 4 shows integrative
theories and models; particularly, it deals with the ethical,
cultural and political approaches to social science, the
pedagogical methods, and the relationship between literature,
politics, religion and society. The book is addressed to
sociologists, philosophers, mathematicians, statisticians, people
interested in ethics, and specialists in the fields of
communication, social, and political sciences.
The papers collected in this volume focus on new perspectives on
individuals, society, and science, specifically in the field of
socio-economic systems. The book is the result of a scientific
collaboration among experts from "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University
of Iasi (Romania), "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara
(Italy), "University of Defence" of Brno (Czech Republic), and
"Pablo de Olavide" University of Sevilla (Spain). The heterogeneity
of the contributions presented in this volume reflects the variety
and complexity of social phenomena. The book is divided in four
Sections as follows. The first Section deals with recent trends in
social decisions. Specifically, it aims to understand which are the
driving forces of social decisions. The second Section focuses on
the social and public sphere. Indeed, it is oriented on recent
developments in social systems and control. Trends in quantitative
theories and models are described in Section 3, where many new
formal, mathematical-statistical tools for modelling complex social
phenomena are presented. Finally, Section 4 shows integrative
theories and models; particularly, it deals with the ethical,
cultural and political approaches to social science, the
pedagogical methods, and the relationship between literature,
politics, religion and society. The book is addressed to
sociologists, philosophers, mathematicians, statisticians, people
interested in ethics, and specialists in the fields of
communication, social, and political sciences.
The book provides a comprehensive and timely report on the topic of
decision making and decision analysis in economics and the social
sciences. The various contributions included in the book, selected
using a peer review process, present important studies and research
conducted in various countries around the globe. The majority of
these studies are concerned with the analysis, modeling and
formalization of the behavior of groups or committees that are in
charge of making decisions of social and economic importance.
Decisions in these contexts have to meet precise coherence
standards and achieve a significant degree of sharing, consensus
and acceptance, even in uncertain and fuzzy environments. This
necessitates the confluence of several research fields, such as
foundations of social choice and decision making, mathematics,
complexity, psychology, sociology and economics. A large spectrum
of problems that may be encountered during decision making and
decision analysis in the areas of economics and the social
sciences, together with a broad range of tools and techniques that
may be used to solve those problems, are presented in detail in
this book, making it an ideal reference work for all those
interested in analyzing and implementing mathematical tools for
application to relevant issues involving the economy and society.
The book provides a comprehensive and timely report on the topic of
decision making and decision analysis in economics and the social
sciences. The various contributions included in the book, selected
using a peer review process, present important studies and research
conducted in various countries around the globe. The majority of
these studies are concerned with the analysis, modeling and
formalization of the behavior of groups or committees that are in
charge of making decisions of social and economic importance.
Decisions in these contexts have to meet precise coherence
standards and achieve a significant degree of sharing, consensus
and acceptance, even in uncertain and fuzzy environments. This
necessitates the confluence of several research fields, such as
foundations of social choice and decision making, mathematics,
complexity, psychology, sociology and economics. A large spectrum
of problems that may be encountered during decision making and
decision analysis in the areas of economics and the social
sciences, together with a broad range of tools and techniques that
may be used to solve those problems, are presented in detail in
this book, making it an ideal reference work for all those
interested in analyzing and implementing mathematical tools for
application to relevant issues involving the economy and society.
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