| Women, Ethics, and Inequality in U.S. Healthcare: To Count Among the Living 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Vigen, A. (Author), Loparo, Kenneth A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403973067 ISBN-13: 9781403973061 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: When seriously ill, what contributes to a sense of being truly cared for and respected? This compelling book explores healthcare inequalities by listening closely to Black and Latina women with breast cancer. It puts their stories into conversation with current healthcare statistics, sharp theological imagination, healthcare providers, and social ethics. Vigen contends that ethicists, healthcare providers, and scholars arrive at an adequate understanding of human dignity and personhood only when they take seriously the experiences and needs of those most vulnerable due to systemic inequalities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Minority Studies - Social Science | Women's Studies - Medical | Health Care Delivery |
| Dewey: 362.108 |
| LCCN: 2006041561 |
| Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.07" W x 8.51" (1.00 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. When seriously ill, what contributes to a sense of being truly cared for and respected? This compelling book explores healthcare inequalities by listening closely to Black and Latina women with breast cancer. It puts their stories into conversation with current healthcare statistics, sharp theological imagination, healthcare providers, and social ethics. Vigen contends that ethicists, healthcare providers, and scholars arrive at an adequate understanding of human dignity and personhood only when they take seriously the experiences and needs of those most vulnerable due to systemic inequalities. |