Wellness Culture
How the Wellness Movement has been used to Empower, Profit and Misinform
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Product details:
- Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
- Date of Publication 26 October 2022
- ISBN 9781802624687
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages224 pages
- Size 198x129x11 mm
- Weight 248 g
- Language English 407
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Short description:
Stephanie Alice Baker traces the emergence of wellness culture as a trillion-dollar industry, situating the wellness industry in a historical and cultural context, examining how the internet has altered our relationship to wellness and the popular assumption that the internet has democratised knowledge and culture.
MoreLong description:
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 exclusive products and services.
This book traces the emergence of wellness culture as a countercultural movement to a trillion-dollar industry, examining the social, economic and political conditions that enabled wellness to assume mainstream cultural significance. It explores the role of the internet in making wellness more accessible to consumers, while simultaneously questioning who wields influence in these digital spaces. A must read for anyone interested in learning about wellness and its online penetration, Wellness Culture offers an in-depth yet accessible examination of how wellness has been weaponised during the COVID-19 pandemic to spread medical misinformation, conspiratorial thinking and political extremism.
MoreTable of Contents:
Chapter 1. What is Wellness Culture?
Chapter 2. The Countercultural Origins of Wellness Culture
Chapter 3. From the Wellness Movement to the Wellness Industry
Chapter 4. Wellness Gurus, Internet Celebrities and Influencers
Chapter 5. Wellness as a Gateway to Misinformation, Disinformation and Conspiracy
Chapter 6. The Future of Wellness as a Cultural Pursuit
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