Proposing a sociology of donation

The donation of body parts and products for art, education, research, or treatment

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12912910
AutoresLaura L Machin (0000-0002-6717-959X, Lancaster University, autor correspondente), Richard A Williams (0000-0001-6333-9448, Lancaster University), Libby Frith (0000-0002-8506-0699, University of Liverpool)
Ano2020
Volume14
Fascículo10
Páginas1-16
Data de publicação2020-07-13
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSociology Compass (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1751-9020 • E-ISSN: 1751-9020
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/soc4.12826
OpenAlexW3037445314
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas64

This article advances the case for a ‘sociology of donation’. We aim to establish that there is a need for such a sociology, to bring together the many, often disparate, elements that make up the theorizing, practice and experience of donation. We argue that bringing together different forms of donation illuminates the distinctive place both in social meaning and regulation that the body and its products hold. In developing this, we are primarily focusing on the donation of body parts and body products within high‐income countries. We will first outline the standard western accounts of donation, and consider how relevant these are to donation practices and policies in the 21st century. We will then critically discuss how a sociology of donation can be used to further current understandings of ‘donation’ and identify the challenges facing such a proposal, posing questions to encourage reflection on research practices in this area. Finally, we will explore what a sociology of donation might entail

Donation · Epistemology · Meaning (existential · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law