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Bioethics needs an expanded moral vision. Born in the ferment of
the 1970s, the field responded to rapid developments in biomedical
technology and injustices in clinical care and research. Since
then, bioethics has predominantly focused on respect for autonomy,
beneficence and nonmaleficence, and the zero-sum "lifeboat" ethics
of distributive justice, applying these principles almost
exclusively within the walls of medical institutions. It is now
time for bioethics to take full account of the problems of health
disparities and structural injustice that are made newly urgent by
the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of climate change. This book
shows why and how the field must embrace a broader and more
meaningful view of justice, principally by incorporating the tools
and insights of the social sciences, epidemiology, and public
health. Nancy M. P. King, Gail E. Henderson, and Larry R. Churchill
make the case for a more social understanding and application of
justice, a deeper humility in assessing expertise in bioethics
consulting, a broader and more relevant research agenda, and
greater appreciation of the profound health implications of global
warming.
Bioethics needs an expanded moral vision. Born in the ferment of
the 1970s, the field responded to rapid developments in biomedical
technology and injustices in clinical care and research. Since
then, bioethics has predominantly focused on respect for autonomy,
beneficence and nonmaleficence, and the zero-sum "lifeboat" ethics
of distributive justice, applying these principles almost
exclusively within the walls of medical institutions. It is now
time for bioethics to take full account of the problems of health
disparities and structural injustice that are made newly urgent by
the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of climate change. This book
shows why and how the field must embrace a broader and more
meaningful view of justice, principally by incorporating the tools
and insights of the social sciences, epidemiology, and public
health. Nancy M. P. King, Gail E. Henderson, and Larry R. Churchill
make the case for a more social understanding and application of
justice, a deeper humility in assessing expertise in bioethics
consulting, a broader and more relevant research agenda, and
greater appreciation of the profound health implications of global
warming.
Representing the culmination of more than a decade of empirical
research in post-Mao China, this collection of essays explores
changes in the nature of work in relation to changes in households,
migration patterns, and gender roles during an era of economic
reform. The contributors are respected scholars in fields that
range from history and anthropology to demography and sociology.
They use a variety of data and diverse approaches to gauge the
impact of new economic opportunities on Chinese households and to
show how the rise of the private sector, the industrialization of
the countryside, and increased migration have affected Chinese
workers and workplaces. The collection also asks us to consider how
gender roles have been redefined by the economic and institutional
changes that arose from post-Mao market reform.
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