
New Approaches in Ethics for the Caring Professions
Taking Account of Change for Caring Professions
- 208 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
New Approaches in Ethics for the Caring Professions
Taking Account of Change for Caring Professions
About this book
Ethics are central to the caring professions. The very idea of a profession stakes a claim on the ethical basis of knowledge and skills. In this book Richard Hugman examines new approaches in ethics and applies these to the practices and organisation of the caring professions. Hugman addresses debates about the relationship between the individual person and social structures, about pluralism and the possibility of universal values, about the challenges created by industrial society and technology, and about the changing social mandate for the caring professions. These debates are considered from the perspectives of liberalism, feminism, ecology, postmodernism and constructivism. Ideas are explained and the implications for professional ethics are explored using illustrative examples from practice to show their relevance for the caring professions. This book will be essential reading for members of caring professions (especially allied health, medicine, nursing, psychology, social work and teaching) and students entering these professions.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Contemporary Professional Ethics
- Chapter 2 Key Debates About Ethics
- Chapter 3 Why Professional Ethics?
- Chapter 4 The Intelligence of Emotions and the Ethics of Compassion
- Chapter 5 Feminism and the Ethics of Care
- Chapter 6 Ecology and the Ethics of Life
- Chapter 7 Postmodernity and Ethics Beyond Liberalism
- Chapter 8 Discourse Ethics: Constructionism or Critical Realism?
- Chapter 9 Re-evaluating Professional Ethics
- Chapter 10 Discursive Professional Ethics
- Glossary of Terms
- Bibliography
- Index