Lisa R Staffen
Biographic Data
| ID | 2736926 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa R Staffen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa R |
| FAMILY NAME | Staffen |
| SIGNATURE | STAFFEN L R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
For the Sake of the Children
This study examines the organization of social responsibility in the USA, in particular of critically ill newborn children. Drawing on medical records and interviews with parents and medical staff, the book investigates two neonatal intensive care units, showing the traumas of extreme medical measures, and the sufferings of infants. The accounts are by turns disturbing and heroic, as parents and staff attempt to take charge of the infants' care, …
Quantification and the Quest for Medical Certainty
Interdependence and Reintegrative Social Control
Labeling theorists have argued that members of disadvantaged groups are disproportionately likely to be labeled negatively, but we find that in some situations members of disadvantaged groups may, in fact, be less likely than others to be labeled for the same actions. In neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), we argue, the process of sorting and evaluating parents of NICU patients varies with the gender, age, and race of the parents and depends o…
Heroic Medicine, Physician Autonomy, and Patient Rights
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Heroic Medicine, Physician Autonomy, and Patient Rights
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Interdependence and Reintegrative Social Control
Labeling theorists have argued that members of disadvantaged groups are disproportionately likely to be labeled negatively, but we find that in some situations members of disadvantaged groups may, in fact, be less likely than others to be labeled for the same actions. In neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), we argue, the process of sorting and evaluating parents of NICU patients varies with the gender, age, and race of the parents and depends o…
Heroic Medicine, Physician Autonomy, and Patient Rights
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Heroic Medicine, Physician Autonomy, and Patient Rights
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Interdependence and Reintegrative Social Control
Labeling theorists have argued that members of disadvantaged groups are disproportionately likely to be labeled negatively, but we find that in some situations members of disadvantaged groups may, in fact, be less likely than others to be labeled for the same actions. In neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), we argue, the process of sorting and evaluating parents of NICU patients varies with the gender, age, and race of the parents and depends o…
Quantification and the Quest for Medical Certainty
For the Sake of the Children
This study examines the organization of social responsibility in the USA, in particular of critically ill newborn children. Drawing on medical records and interviews with parents and medical staff, the book investigates two neonatal intensive care units, showing the traumas of extreme medical measures, and the sufferings of infants. The accounts are by turns disturbing and heroic, as parents and staff attempt to take charge of the infants' care, …
Psychology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Ethics in medical practice (3 works) · Autonomy (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works)