Towards a Pragmatics of Health

Moreira, Tiago

Abstract

In this paper, I propose that it is necessary to complement ethnographic studies of everyday health practices with investigations of the—equally ordinary, but often disregarded—production and use of formalised health measurements and valuations. I explore how this form of inquiry might be implemented by using the example of ‘healthy ageing’ practices.

Citation

Moreira, T. (2018). Towards a Pragmatics of Health. In E. Garnett, J. Reynolds, & S. Milton (Eds.), Ethnographies and Health: Reflections on Empirical and Methodological Entanglements (253-268). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89396-9_15

• Online Publication Date: Jun 27, 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Deposit Date: May 15, 2024
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 253-268
• Book Title: Ethnographies and Health: Reflections on Empirical and Methodological Entanglements
• ISBN: 9783319893952
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89396-9_15
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2440662