Hormonalne reżimy życia. Rządzenie żywymi, determinizm biologiczny i neoliberalne techniki siebie
Hormonal Regimes of Life: Governing Living Beings, Biological Determinism, and Neoliberal Technologies of the Self

Summary/Abstract: In light of the increased interest in state, corporate, and individual policies regardingsocial issues related to healthcare, emotional well-being, and human life, the articleanalyzes the discourse and practices presented in popular science guides on hormones.These analyses aim to address significant questions within the framework of an adoptedanalytical approach, which results from an alliance between governmentality studiesand rhetoric culture theory. Key questions include: How is the mechanism of hormoneaction understood? Do the guides link hormones with social specifications? Do theyoffer strategies for managing hormonal imbalances? Do these guides serve as a responseto the processes of implementing neoliberal technologies of governmentality – such ashealthism, technologies of individual responsibility, and technologies of the self – in bothprofessional and non-professional spheres of social life?

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