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Conceptions of the nature of persons by doctors, nurses and teachers

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This chapter focuses upon part of a major research project and discusses a small qualitative study of doctors’, nurses’ and teachers’ conceptions of the nature of persons. It concentrates upon moral, formal and commonsense conceptions of persons, showing how past experience and professional education influence the acquisition of the conceptions of persons held by these professionals.

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  1. Christine Henry
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  1. Department of Applied Social Science, Lancaster University, UK

    Keith Soothill (Professor of Social Research) (Professor of Social Research)

  2. Faculty of Health, Lancashire Polytechnic, UK

    Christine Henry (Dean) (Dean)

  3. Health Care Ethics, Lancashire Polytechnic, UK

    Kevin Kendrick (Senior Lecturer) (Senior Lecturer)

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© 1992 Keith Soothill, Christine Henry and Kevin Kendrick

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Henry, C. (1992). Conceptions of the nature of persons by doctors, nurses and teachers. In: Soothill, K., Henry, C., Kendrick, K. (eds) Themes and Perspectives in Nursing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-4435-1_5

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