{"product_id":"medical-technology-and-the-social-how-medical-technology-is-impacting-social-relations-institutions-and-beliefs-about-what-is-normal-hardcover","title":"Medical Technology and the Social: How Medical Technology Is Impacting Social Relations, Institutions, and Beliefs about What Is Normal - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathryn Burrows\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eMisria Shaik Ali\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eAmber Nicole Brooks\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedical Technology and the Social: How Medical Technology is Impacting Social relations, Institutions, and Beliefs about what is Normal explores the intersection of society and medical technology to examine how medical technology impacts our day-to-day lives. The contributors examine a variety of technologies and their impact on the social world, from older technologies such as the use of fax machines in hospitals to cutting-edge technologies such as Bluetooth-enabled smart pills. Underlying each chapter is a consideration of what is \"normal\", investigating such themes as power and social control, diffusion of technology, eco-crip theory, the changing role of medical expertise, the embodiment of the fetus in utero, the history of prosthetics, and how technology has reformed conceptions of a \"normal\" body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathryn Burrows is assistant professor of sociology at Madonna University and an independent scholar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48525694435577,"sku":"9781666940947","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/7j_CJCfBKg9781666940947.webp?v=1781302554","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/medical-technology-and-the-social-how-medical-technology-is-impacting-social-relations-institutions-and-beliefs-about-what-is-normal-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}