Bioethics in Social Context

These original essays by medical sociologists, anthropologists and bioethicists examine the difficult ethical decisions involved in surgery, treatment, and life support.

List of contents

Introduction Barry Hoffmaster 1. Clinical Narratives and Ethical Dilemmas in Geriatrics Sharon R. Kaufman 2. Situated Ethics, Culture, and the Brain Death "Problem" in Japan Margaret Lock 3. Constructing Moral Boundaries: Public Discourse on Human Experimentation in Twentieth Century America Sydney A. Halpern 4. Media Images, Genetics, and Culture: Potential Impacts of Reporting Scientific Findings on Bioethics Peter Conrad 5. Emotions in Medical and Moral Life Renee R. Anspach and Diane Beeson 6. A Contextual Approach to Clinical Ethics Consultation Patricia A. Marshall 7. Family Values and Resistance to Genetic Testing Diane Beeson and Teresa Doksum 8. Ethics Committees and Social Change: Plus Va change...? Cate McBurney 9. Irony, Ethnography, and Informed Consent Charles L. Bosk Afterword Barry Hoffmaster

Summary

Arguing for--and against--the value and practice of ethnography in medicine

Product details

• Authors: Barry Hoffmaster, C. Barry Hoffmaster
• Assisted by: Barry Hoffmaster (Editor)
• Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2001
• EAN: 9781566398459
• ISBN: 978-1-56639-845-9
• No. of pages: 419
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 345 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology