The Social Construction of Incompetency: Moving Beyond Embedded Paternalism Toward the Practice of Respect.

This article illustrates the less-acknowledged social construction of the concept of 'incompetency' and draws attention to the moral concerns it raises in health care encounters in the south Indian city of Chennai. Based on data drawn from qualitative research, this study suggests that surgeons subj...

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Publicado en:	Health Care Analysis Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 249 - 266
Autor principal:	Subramani, Supriya
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Springer Nature Sep2020
Materias:	India Cognition Medical practice Paternalism Respect Social constructionism Patients' attitudes Family attitudes Capacity (Law)
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