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Moral Laboratories is an engaging ethnography and a groundbreaking foray into the anthropology of morality. It takes us on a journey into the lives of African American families caring for children with serious chronic medical conditions, and it foregrounds the uncertainty that affects their struggle...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mattingly, Cheryl, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2014.
Temas:
Chronically ill children > Medical care > Moral and ethical aspects > California > Los Angeles County.
Children with disabilities > Medical care > Moral and ethical aspects > California > Los Angeles County.
African American families > California > Los Angeles County.
Medical anthropology > California > Los Angeles County.
Medical ethics > California > Los Angeles County.
Children.
Children with disabilities.
Chronic Disease > ethnology
Morals
Black or African American > ethnology
Child
Disabled Children
Enfants malades chroniques > Soins médicaux > Aspect moral > Californie > Los Angeles (Comté)
Enfants handicapés > Soins médicaux > Aspect moral > Californie > Los Angeles (Comté)
Familles noires américaines > Californie > Los Angeles (Comté)
Éthique médicale > Californie > Los Angeles (Comté)
Enfants.
Enfants handicapés.
children (people by age group)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Children with disabilities
Children
African American families
Medical anthropology
Medical ethics
Los Angeles
California > Los Angeles County
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Moral Laboratories is an engaging ethnography and a groundbreaking foray into the anthropology of morality. It takes us on a journey into the lives of African American families caring for children with serious chronic medical conditions, and it foregrounds the uncertainty that affects their struggles for a good life. Challenging depictions of moral transformation as possible only in moments of breakdown or in radical breaches from the ordinary, it offers a compelling portrait of the transformative powers embedded in day-to-day existence. From soccer fields to dinner tables, the everyday emerge.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 261 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1322076111
9781322076119
9780520959538
0520959531

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