Relational conceptions of paternalism: A way to rebut nanny-state accusations and evaluate public health interventions

Public Health

Volumn 129, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1021-1029

  Carter, S M ^a   Entwistle, V A ^b   Little, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Ethics; Nanny state; Paternalism; Public health

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ETHICS; GOVERNMENT; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMY UNDERMINING CONDITION; DECISION MAKING; DECISIONAL AUTONOMY; DECISIONAL PATERNALISM; FREEDOM; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIBERTARIAN AUTONOMY; NANNY STATE PATERNALISM; OBESITY; PATERNALISM; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELATIONAL PATERNALISM; SELF AUTHORIZATION; SELF DETERMINATION; SELF GOVERNANCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WELFARE; WELFARE JUSTIFICATION CONDITION; CONFLICT; ETHICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN RELATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

DISSENT AND DISPUTES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PATERNALISM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84941600398     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.03.007     Document Type: Article

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