Bioethics, cultural differences and the problem of moral disagreements in end-Of-life care: A terror management theory

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 181-200

  Johnstone, Megan Jane ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

bioethics; culture; end of life care; moral disagreement; terror management theory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CONFLICT; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; MORALITY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TERMINAL CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DECISION MAKING; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; MORALS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; SOCIAL VALUES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84862100835     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhs009     Document Type: Article

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