Organ Donation and Transplantation - Body Organs as an Exchangeable Socio-Cultural Resource

From a background in ethnography, Israeli teacher Ben-David aims to understand the meaning of organ donation and transplantation from the perspectives of the three major partners involved: donors, recipients, and the medical teams. The participation of all partners, each with specific interests, enables human organs to become an exchangeable commodity with social significance.

Applying the resulting information from her comprehensive study, Ben-David assesses the roles played by life and death in organ donation within the Israeli Jewish community. She also examines issues of social legitimacy connected to organ donation in the Israeli society, institutionalization of transplantations, and transplantation as a trigger for transformation to hero status.

Sommario

Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Journey into the Medical World
Partners for a Common Destiny
Is Organ Transplantation a Gift Exchange?
The Body in Organ Transplantation
Life and Death
In Their Death They Will Their Lives to Others
Bibliography
Index

Info autore

Orit Brawer Ben-David teaches Medical Sociology and Anthropology in the Department of Nursing at Tel-Aviv University, and in the Interdisciplinary Department for Social Sciences at Bar-Ilan University.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Orit Ben-David, Ben-David Orit Brawer
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2005
• EAN: 9780275979188
• ISBN: 978-0-275-97918-8
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche non cliniche; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, MEDICAL / Surgery / Transplant, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Transplant Surgery, Health and Wellness: Medicine