Assembling the ‘Fitbit subject’: A Foucauldian-sociomaterialist examination of social class, gender and self-surveillance on Fitbit community message boards

The rise of fitness-tracking devices such as the Fitbit in personal health and wellness is emblematic of the use of data-gathering health and fitness technologies by institutions to create a surveillance regime. Using postings on Fitbit community message boards and the theoretical frames of Michel F...

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Published in:Health (London, England : 1997) England : 1997), 2020-05, Vol.24 (3), p.299-314
Main Authors: Esmonde, Katelyn, Jette, Shannon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability
Confessions
Foucauldian analysis
Gender
Humans
Physical fitness
Risk management
Sedentary
Social classes
Social factors
Surveillance
Tracking
Walking
Workplaces
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