Organ Donation and Transplantation: Body Organs as an Exchangeable Socio-Cultural Resource

by Orit Brawer Ben-David

From a background in ethnography, Israeli teacher Ben-David aims to understand the meaning of organ donation and transplantation from the perspectives of the three major partners involved: donors, recipients, and the medical teams. The participation of all partners, each with specific interests, enables human organs to become an exchangeable commodity with social significance.

Applying the resulting information from her comprehensive study,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275979180
• ISBN13: 9780275979188
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"