The Ethos of Medicine in Postmodern America
Philosophical, Cultural, and Social Considerations
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Modern
| Author: | Arnold R. Eiser | ISBN: | 9780739181812 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books | Publication: | December 24, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Arnold R. Eiser |
| ISBN: | 9780739181812 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Publication: | December 24, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books |
| Language: | English |
The Ethos of Medicine in Postmodern America is an analysis of medical care, medical education and medical professionalism with reference to the cultural touchstones of the postmodern era: consumerism, computerization, destruction of meta-narratives, and “stakeholder late capitalism.” The prism of postmodern thought provides a powerful heuristic to grasp the fundamental changes that have occurred and substantively changed the ethos of healthcare delivery, the patient-physician relationship, the physician-corporate entanglement, and the addition of more stakeholders in healthcare delivery.
The Ethos of Medicine in Postmodern America is an analysis of medical care, medical education and medical professionalism with reference to the cultural touchstones of the postmodern era: consumerism, computerization, destruction of meta-narratives, and “stakeholder late capitalism.” The prism of postmodern thought provides a powerful heuristic to grasp the fundamental changes that have occurred and substantively changed the ethos of healthcare delivery, the patient-physician relationship, the physician-corporate entanglement, and the addition of more stakeholders in healthcare delivery.
