Beyond Techno-Utopia: Critical Approaches to Digital Health Technologies

Societies

Deborah Lupton¹ 

[1] News and Media Research Centre, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra, Building 9, Bruce ACT 2601, Australia; E-Mail

关键词: digital health;    critical perspectives;    social sciences;   

DOI  :  10.3390/soc4040706

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

This editorial presents an overview of digital health technologies, discusses previous research and introduces the contributions to the special issue “Beyond Techno-Utopia: Critical Approaches to Digital Health Technologies”. It is argued that thus far, few critical analyses of digital health technologies have been published in the social science literature, particularly in relation to the newest technologies. While the articles collected here in this special issue have gone some way in offering a critical response to digital health technologies, they represent only a beginning. Many more compelling topics remain to be investigated. The editorial ends with outlining directions for future research in this area.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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