Pierre Bourdieu and transformative agency: A study of how patients in Benin negotiate blame and accountability in the context of severe obstetric events

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 489-510

  Béhague, Dominique P ^a   Kanhonou, Lydie G ^b   Filippi, Véronique ^a   Lègonou, Solange ^b   Ronsmans, Carine ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre de Recherche en Reproduction Humaine et en Demographie   (Benin)

Author keywords

Accountability; Benin; Blame; Bourdieu; QoC; Transformative agency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIN; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STANDARD;

BENIN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL AUDIT; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SCAPEGOATING;

EID: 42449157055     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.01070.x     Document Type: Article

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