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The View from Here: Bioethics and the Social Sciences
Contributor(s): de Vries, Raymond (Editor), Turner, Leigh (Editor), Orfali, Kristina (Editor)

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 ISBN: 1405152699     ISBN-13: 9781405152693
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE: $41.56  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2007
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Annotation: Although the field of bioethics is about 40 years old, sociologists are only now beginning to explore the ramifications of its appearance and growth. "The View from Here" presents the best of recent work in bioethics, exploring: the profession of bioethics and its role in discussions about the means and ends of the life sciences; how ordinary questions become 'bioethical' questions and why some bioethical issues fail to attract the attention of bioethicists; variations in the manifestations of bioethics in different countries and health systems; the relationship between social science and bioethics and the effect of the rise of bioethics on the field of medical sociology.

The rich understanding of bioethics offered by this volume makes it an essential text for medical sociologists, medical anthropologists, bioethicists, and to the increasingly large audience of those interested in the relationship between the social sciences and bioethics.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology - General
- Medical | Ethics
- Business & Economics | Business Ethics
Dewey: 174.957
LCCN: 2007005968
Series: Sociology of Health & Illness Monographs
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.6" W x 8.96" L (0.77 lbs) 232 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Scitech Book News 09/01/2007 pg. 76
 
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This book is a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between the social sciences and the appearance and growth of bioethics, and provides new analysis on how ordinary questions become "bioethical" questions.

  • Provides new analysis on the variations between different countries and their health systems
  • Questions why some bioethical issues fail to attract the attention of bioethicists
  • Investigates the effect of the rise of bioethics in the field of medical sociology
  • An essential text for medical sociologists, medical anthropologists, bioethicists, and to the increasingly large audience of those interested in the relationship between the social sciences and bioethics
 
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