Description
- 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
About the Author
Raymond De Vries is a member of the Bioethics Program at the University of Michigan.
Leigh Turner is an Associate Professor in the Biomedical Ethics Unit and Department of Social Studies of Medicine at McGill University.
Kristina Orfali is an Associate Clinical Professor of Bioethics in Pediatrics, a Research Scholar at Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy and a Faculty Associate in the Center for Bioethics at Columbia University.
Charles Bosk is Professor of Sociology and Medical Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania.
Reviews
?The diversity of papers in the collection reflect the multiplicity of ways through which social scientists can engage with (bio)ethics and provide a valuable resource for those new to the area.? (Medical Sociology , April 2009)
Book Information
ISBN 9781405152693
Author Raymond De Vries
Format Paperback
Page Count 232
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 340g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 152mm * 13mm