African American Bioethics: Culture, Race, and Identity

by Lawrence J. Prograis, Edmund D. Pellegrino, Lawrence J. Prograis Jr. MD

Book Overview

Do people of differing ethnicities, cultures, and races view medicine and bioethics differently? And, if they do, should they? Are doctors and researchers taking environmental perspectives into account when dealing with patients? If so, is it done effectively and properly?

In African American Bioethics, Lawrence J. Prograis Jr. and Edmund D. Pellegrino bring together medical practitioners, researchers, and theorists to assess one...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589011643
• ISBN13: 9781589011649
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.5"