Friedrich Schorb: Healthismus

Reviewed by Prof. Dr. Joachim Thönnessen, 2025-01-20
Translated from German version by DeepL

Friedrich Schorb: Healthismus. Gesundheit als gesellschaftliche Obsession. Psychosozial-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG (Gießen) 2024. 160 pages. ISBN 978-3-8379-3353-6. D: 19,90 EUR, A: 20,50 EUR.

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Summary

Schorb's fluent writing style makes the book attractive beyond an academic circle for those who want a light evening read. The arguments put forward are not new, but were largely already discussed at the end of the last century (cf. Thönnessen 1997).

Review by
Prof. Dr. Joachim Thönnessen
Hochschule Osnabrück, Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften. Studium der Philosophie und Soziologie in Bielefeld, London und Groningen; Promotion in Medizin-Soziologie (Uniklinikum Giessen)
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