CLINICAL ETHICS - A ROLE THEORETIC LOOK

被引：27

作者：

AGICH, GJ

机构：

[1] Medical Humanities and Psychiatry, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794-9230

来源：

SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE | 1990年 / 30卷 / 04期

关键词：

clinical ethics; ethics consultation; expertise; teaching;

D O I：

10.1016/0277-9536(90)90341-O

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

The new phenomenon of clinical ethics is analyzed from a role theoretic perspective that differentiates consulting, teaching, watching, and witnessing. Teaching and consulting are seen as main role alternatives in clinical ethics practice, with watching and witnessing defining transitional states that reveal the complexity of clinical ethics. The problem of the legitimation of clinical ethics is discussed in terms of legal, professional, and social accountability and authorization. It is argued that the problem of legitimation is tied up with the related issue of expertise that, in turn, reflects the complex role alternatives of consulting, teaching, watching, and witnessing. Finally, the question of methodology and practice of clinical is explored in connection with the four role alternatives delineated. © 1990.

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页码：389 / 399

页数：11