EPISODE · Nov 18, 2019 · 1H 30M
Health is Wealth
Buckle up, because we’ve reached the final episode of the podcast wherein we ask: what does it mean to do helping work in the context of a capitalist society?Wellness entrepreneurship seems to promise to make health into wealth — but what about the other helping professions?In this episode we look at David Graeber’s theory of Bullshit Jobs,* David Geary and Gijsbert Stoet’s study on the gender equality paradox, and continue our discussion on neoliberalism’s influence on wellness professions.*affiliate linkSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/bodybrandpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Buckle up, because we’ve reached the final episode of the podcast wherein we ask: what does it mean to do helping work in the context of a capitalist society?Wellness entrepreneurship seems to promise to make health into wealth — but what about the other helping professions?In this episode we look at David Graeber’s theory of Bullshit Jobs,* David Geary and Gijsbert Stoet’s study on the gender equality paradox, and continue our discussion on neoliberalism’s influence on wellness professions.*affiliate linkSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/bodybrandpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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