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Negotiating Value: Comparing Human And Animal Fracture Care In Industrial Societies, Christopher J. Degeling
Negotiating Value: Comparing Human And Animal Fracture Care In Industrial Societies, Christopher J. Degeling
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
At the beginning of the twentieth century, human and veterinary surgeons faced the challenge of a medical marketplace transformed by technology. The socioeconomic value ascribed to their patients was changing, reflecting the increasing mechanization of industry and the decreasing dependence of society on nonhuman animals for labor. In human medicine, concern for the economic consequences of fractures "pathologized" any significant level of posttherapeutic disability, a productivist perspective contrary to the traditional corpus of medical values. In contrast, veterinarians adapted to the mechanization of horsepower by shifting their primary professional interest to companion animals; a type of patient generally valued for …
How Serious Are Duty Of Care Risks In Virtual Reality?, Sarah Katherine Howard
How Serious Are Duty Of Care Risks In Virtual Reality?, Sarah Katherine Howard
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
Concerned by the debate surrounding multi-user virtual environments, Sarah Howard sets out to determine how serious are the risks versus the rewards.
Factors Influencing The Non-Use Of Respite Services By Caregivers Of People Living With Dementia Differ According To Respite Product And By Caregiver And Care Recipient Need, L Phillipson, S C. Jones
Factors Influencing The Non-Use Of Respite Services By Caregivers Of People Living With Dementia Differ According To Respite Product And By Caregiver And Care Recipient Need, L Phillipson, S C. Jones
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
Abstract presented at the 8th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing, 23 Oct 2009, Melbourne, Australia