Where Medicine Fails [Paperback]

Anselm L. Strauss (Editor), Carolyn Weiner (Introduction)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0878559515 | ISBN-13: 978-0878559510 | Publication Date: January 1, 1984 | Edition: 4

This fifth edition of Where Medicine Fails, like previous editions, argues for a broader definition of society’s responsibilities to the ill than is commonly perceived to be the case.  The authors examine the moral and economic implications of medical technology, especially in regard to fetal tissue transplant, cancer survival, childbirth, and dying, and provide a thoughtful assessment of the issues and challenges facing American hospitals.  Seventeen chapters are new to this edition.  The aim of this volume is to encourage serious examination of the current structure of health services and of the complicated facets of health care reform.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Anselm L. Strauss (1916-1996) was professor of sociology and chair of the department of social and behavioral sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. He is internationally recognied for his efforts in the fields of medical sociology and the developer, with Barney Glaser, of grounded theory. 

Product Details

• Paperback: 421 pages
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers; 4 edition (January 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878559515
• ISBN-13: 978-0878559510
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,741,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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