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OverviewAge as Disease explores the foundations of gerontology as a discipline to examine the ways contemporary society constructs old age as a disease-state. Framed throughout as ‘gerontological hygeine’, this book examines contemporary regimes, strategies and treatment protocols deployed throughout Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The book deploys critical cultural theories such as biopolitics, somatechnics, ethics, and governmentality to examine how anti-aging technologies operate to problematise the aging body as always-already diseased, and how these come to constitute a movement of abolition, named here as ‘gerontological hygiene’. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David-Jack FletcherPublisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2021 Weight: 0.596kg ISBN: 9789811600128ISBN 10: 9811600120 Pages: 349 Publication Date: 22 March 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1 Introduction2 The Biopolitics of Somatechnologies and Diseased Bodies 3 Gerontological Hygiene: Emergence and Contemporary Practice 4 Questions of the ‘Human’ 5 Gerontological Treatment Protocols: An Ethical Inquiry 6 Conclusion: Trajectories of Gerontological HygieneReviewsAuthor InformationDr David-Jack Fletcher currently works with Western Sydney University Online as a Lead Unit Coordinator. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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