How Ethical Systems Change: Tolerable Suffering and Assisted Dying: Tolerable Suffering and Assisted Dying - Couverture souple

Livre 2 sur 41: Framing 21st Century Social Issues

Ekland-Olson, Sheldon; Aseltine, Elyshia

 
9780415505161: How Ethical Systems Change: Tolerable Suffering and Assisted Dying: Tolerable Suffering and Assisted Dying
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ISBN 10 : 041550516X ISBN 13 : 9780415505161
Editeur : Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

Medical advances prolong life. They also sometimes prolong suffering. Should we protect life or alleviate suffering? This dilemma formed the foundation for a powerful right-to-die movement and a counterbalancing concern over an emerging culture of death. What are the qualities of a life worth living? Where are the boundaries of tolerable suffering? This book is based on a hugely popular undergraduate course taught at the University of Texas, and is ideal for those interested in the social construction of social worth, social problems, and social movements.

This book is part of a larger text, Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides?, http://www.routledge.com/9780415892476/

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À propos de l'auteur

Sheldon Ekland-Olson joined The University of Texas at Austin after completing his graduate work at the University of Washington in Seattle and Yale Law School. He is currently the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Centennial Professor of Liberal Arts. For five years he served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and then for eight years as Executive Vice President and Provost of the university. He has authored or co-authored several books and numerous articles on criminal justice, prison reform, and capital punishment. Widely recognized for his commitment to teaching undergraduates, he is the recipient of numerous teaching awards. His current interests are reflected in the book manuscript, Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides?

Elyshia Aseltine is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. She joined the Lycoming faculty after completing her graduate work in sociology at The University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on punishment and inequality in the United States and Africa.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
041550516X
ISBN 13 
9780415505161
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
86
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1138154822 ISBN 13 :  9781138154827
Editeur : Routledge, 2016
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