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OverviewThis book examines the central structures in medicine—medical knowledge, economics, technological innovation, and medical authority—from the perspective of an ethics of care. The author analyzes each of these structures in detail before considering the challenges they present to end of life care. The perspective of an ethics of care allows for a careful focus on how these structures affect the capacity of the health care system to provide the care patients need, on the impact they have on the relationships between patients and care-givers, and on how they affect the care-givers in terms of their own sense of identity and capacity for care. This book offers one of the first focused discussions of an ethics of care across a wide range of social issues and structures in contemporary medicine. It will be of keen interest to advanced students and scholars in bioethics and health care ethics who are interested in these important issues. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ruth E. Groenhout (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.376kg ISBN: 9780367000226ISBN 10: 0367000229 Pages: 162 Publication Date: 05 November 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Care and social structures Chapter One: Care ethics and the practice of medicine Chapter Two: Medical knowledge: From clinical judgement to evidence-based practice Chapter Three: Public health and free markets Chapter Four: Care and the technological imperative Chapter Five: Authority and power in medicine Chapter Six: Care, the ends of medicine, and the end of life.ReviewsAuthor InformationRuth E. Groenhout is the Distinguished Professor of Healthcare Ethics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA. She is the author of Connected Lives: Human Nature and an Ethics of Care (2004) and co-editor of Philosophy, Feminism, and Faith (2003). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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