Negotiating Family Responsibilities

Finch, Janet; Finch, Professor Janet V; Mason, Jennifer

doi:10.4324/9780203393208

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“…No one described themselves as unwilling to donate as a parental living kidney donor. 10 In this sense, our study concurs with previous studies: inability, not unwillingness, is described as an acceptable justification for not putting one's child's needs before one's own in a particular regard (Finch andMason 1993, Ribben McCarthy et al 2000). It is also noteworthy that no one questioned the parenthood moral imperative, i.e.…”

Section: The Moral Imperative Of Parenthoodsupporting

confidence: 88%

Moral tales of parental living kidney donation: a parenthood moral imperative and its relevance for decision making

Zeiler

Guntram

Lennerling

2010

Med Health Care and Philos

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Section: The Moral Imperative Of Parenthoodsupporting

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Moral tales of parental living kidney donation: a parenthood moral imperative and its relevance for decision making

Zeiler

Guntram

Lennerling

2010

Med Health Care and Philos

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“…What makes a 'family' and how roles and relationships are defined and enacted has been extensively documented. Despite many changes to the structure of the family, many of the obligations and responsibilities that individuals feel towards each other are constant yet continuously being negotiated (Finch & Mason, 1993;Finch, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

Negotiating blame and responsibility in the context of a “de novo” mutation

Dimond

2014

New Genetics and Society

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This article examines the implications for parents and family members when a child is diagnosed with a genetic syndrome. In particular, it describes how practices of understanding are shaped when the syndrome occurs 'de novo', that is, when it has not been inherited from either parent and where there is no family history. Despite a significant body of research exploring the social implications of genetic disease and diagnostic technologies, sociological understandings of the implications of a de novo mutation are considerably limited. This article draws on semi-structured interviews conducted with twenty three parents of children diagnosed with 22q11 deletion syndrome, a syndrome associated with high rates of de novo cases. Three themes were identified: 'lay' understandings of genetics; making genetic connections and genetic gatekeeping. Overall, this article articulates and confirms the enduring significance of family for contextualising health and illness.

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“…Finch and Mason (1993) have described in detail how family responsibilities are negotiated over time, and how some children in the family end up committing themselves to taking care of parents, while others do not. Earlier research has demonstrated, perhaps contrary to common belief, that having fewer siblings increases the probability of providing help (Spitze and Logan 1991;Stuifbergen et al 2008;Brandt, Haberkern, and Szydlik 2009) and keeping in touch with parents (van Gaalen, Dykstra, and Flap 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%