Building on the works of sociologists of health and illness that have highlighted the effects of visible difference and stigmatisation since Goffman, this article examines the ambivalence of visibility experienced by people ...

Cardiovascular diseases present the leading cause of death worldwide. Over the last decade, their preventio has become not only a central medical and public health issue but also a matter of political concern as well as a ...

Sicherlich ist auch bei Ihnen in den letzten Monaten ein Brief von Ihrer Krankenkasse eingetroffen, die Ihnen anbietet, an einem Bonusprogramm teilzunehmen: Sie halten sich fit, am besten mit Hilfe eines Präventionsprogramms, ...

Recent findings in neuroscience have shown differential patterns in brain activity in response to similar stimuli and activities across cultural and social differences. This calls for a framework to understand how such ...