Household Self-Tracking During a Global Health Crisis: Shaping Bodies, Lives, Health and Illness

Self-tracking is a rapidly growing area of study that will play an important role in understanding health change and responsibility. Household Self-Tracking During a Global Health Crisis provides a comprehensive account of deeper health narratives managed through data tracking within households during a global health crisis. It examines the contextual, personal, and social factors surrounding health tracking, including the commercialization of Covid19 health tracking, public data tracking, and health-surveillance issues. It also highlights inequalities in health and expanded concepts of fitness and illness management. The book will assist researchers interested in self-tracking and health technologies, as well as postgraduate students studying psychology, medicine, social science, and business.

Format: Hardback
Length: 168 pages
Publication date: 21 February 2022
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

Self-tracking is a rapidly expanding field of study that holds significant promise for shaping our understanding of health change and accountability in the future. By delving into the personal and social dimensions of tracking within households, we gain a deeper insight into health consumption and knowledge, particularly during times of global crises. It is no longer feasible to disregard the household context of health or to solely focus on individual tracking behaviors.

Household Self-Tracking During a Global Health Crisis offers a comprehensive and accessible exploration of the intricate health narratives facilitated through data tracking within households during a global health crisis. The book examines the contextual, personal, and social factors surrounding health tracking, encompassing the commercialization of COVID-19 health tracking, public data tracking, and health-surveillance issues, from a social science perspective. It sheds light on inequalities in health, as well as the expansion of concepts related to fitness and illness management, highlighting a significant shift in how we comprehend and integrate home health regimes. This shift is made possible by the incorporation of household biometric data tracking.

The book is of immense value to researchers and postgraduate students interested in self-tracking and health technologies, as well as those studying psychology, medicine, social science, and business. It provides a wealth of personal insights and research that may be unfamiliar to some social scientists, aiding in the establishment of new perspectives and understanding.

In conclusion, self-tracking is a rapidly evolving field that holds immense potential for improving our health and well-being. By examining the personal and social dimensions of tracking within households, we can gain a deeper understanding of health consumption and knowledge, particularly during times of global crises. Household Self-Tracking During a Global Health Crisis provides a valuable contribution to this field, offering a comprehensive and accessible exploration of the intricate health narratives facilitated through data tracking within households.

Weight: 364g
Dimension: 161 x 239 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800439153