Wellness culture : how the wellness movement has been used to empower, profit and misinform /
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 exclus...
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Bingley, U.K. :
Emerald Publishing Limited,
2022.
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| Schriftenreihe: | SocietyNow.
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| Online-Zugang: | https://doi.org/10.1108/9781802624656 |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- 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.