Ethics, Moral Life and the Body

Sociological Perspectives
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-31258-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 239 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4188 g

Shaw addresses the 'ethical turn' in contemporary sociological thinking, by exploring the contribution of sociology and the social sciences to bioethical debates about morality and tissue exchange practices.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

M Shaw, Rhonda

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Gesundheitssoziologie, Medizinsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Defining Ethics And Morality 2. Moral Judgement And Embodied Ethics 3. Sociology And Morality 4. Sociology And Bioethics 5. Organ And Tissue Donation 6. Assisted Human Reproduction 7. Breast Milk Sharing And Exchange Closing Remarks: Ethics And Doing Sociology

Über Autor(innen)

Rhonda M. Shaw is a sociologist at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Her research interests include the history of the sociology of morality, the contribution of sociology to bioethics, and empirical research on tissue and organ exchange.