Mechanism and Morality in Patients' Views of Illness and Injury
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2478086 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Grace Gredys Harris, Grace Harris (0000-0002-9311-3527, University of Rochester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-21 |
| Publication date | 1989-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Anthropology Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0745-5194 • E-ISSN: 1548-1387 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/maq.1989.3.1.02a00010 |
| OpenAlex | W2077681428 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 17 |
In this article I examine the ways in which patients discussed illnesses and injuries as life events in structured, open-ended interviews. I show how explanation (identifying cause) and interpretation (identifying reason) were brought together, linking mechanism with morality. Respondents, rather than merely juxtaposing or contrasting mechanism and morality, joined them by using a psychologized view of human beings centering on the notion of "stress." I claim that "stress" as a coupling element is now a culturally available medico-moral concept in the United States that allows "fact" and "value" to interpenetrate. Although some physicians and stress researchers use "stress" as a medico-moral term, they appear to desocialize it, whereas the study's respondents implicated "stress" in actions and interactions evaluated as undesirable or wrong. As a bridge-symbol, "stress" parallels multivocal ritual and sacred symbols
Element (criminal law · Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Mechanism (biology · Morality · Parallels · Political science · Sociology · Stress (linguistics · Symbol (formal · Value (mathematics · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Philosophy · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,53 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2024 (35) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |