Extending the Boundaries of Care
«'A well written, engaging, and wonderful compilation of work.'Choice'This book is not for the faint-hearted; readers can expect to be engaging not only with personal experience, but legal and philosophical argument combined with anthropological perspectives - a challenge to mind and practice.'Anthropology in Action'This book is part of the excellent series on 'Cross-cultural perspectives on women' ... This volume is a useful contribution to the ongoing debate on the best way to live with each other.'Nursing Ethics'This is a well-organised, interesting publication for those interested in ethics, care and social research, both singularly and in combination.'Medical Sociology News'This is a rich and insightful collection of essays that deserves to be widely read across a range of undergraduate and professional courses within the sociology of medicine, medical practice and nursing spheres.'Time & Society'It was interesting to read a range of anthropologically»
How is the concept of patient care adapting in response to rapid changes in healthcare delivery and advances in medical technology? How are questions of ethical responsibility and social diversity shaping the definitions of healthcare?In this topical study, scholars in anthropology, nursing theory, law and ethics explore questions involving the changing relationship between patient care and medical ethics. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Berg Publishers
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 256
- ISBN
- 9781859731413
- Utgivelsesår
- 1999
- Format
- 22 x 14 cm
Anmeldelser
«'A well written, engaging, and wonderful compilation of work.'Choice'This book is not for the faint-hearted; readers can expect to be engaging not only with personal experience, but legal and philosophical argument combined with anthropological perspectives - a challenge to mind and practice.'Anthropology in Action'This book is part of the excellent series on 'Cross-cultural perspectives on women' ... This volume is a useful contribution to the ongoing debate on the best way to live with each other.'Nursing Ethics'This is a well-organised, interesting publication for those interested in ethics, care and social research, both singularly and in combination.'Medical Sociology News'This is a rich and insightful collection of essays that deserves to be widely read across a range of undergraduate and professional courses within the sociology of medicine, medical practice and nursing spheres.'Time & Society'It was interesting to read a range of anthropologically»