The View from Here: Bioethics and the Social Sciences

ISBN 10: 1405152699 / ISBN 13: 9781405152693

Published by Wiley-Blackwell, 2007

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Synopsis:

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.

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• 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

Book Description: Although the field of bioethics is now 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 this new work, exploring: the profession of bioethics and its role in discussions about the means and ends of the life sciences; how ordinary questions become ldquo;bioethicalrdquo; 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

Bibliographic Details

Title: The View from Here: Bioethics and the Social...
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket