Medycyna w demokracji kapitalistycznej

• Authors: Tomasz Szymon Markiewka

Title variants

EN

Medicine in capitalist democracy

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this article is to show the effect that capitalist democracies have on modern medicine and its social perception. Capitalist democracy is a leading concept used here to draw attention to a number of phenomena and problems resulting from the fact that medical activity in a large part of our world is conducted in democratic and capitalist conditions. The author refers to the actor-network theory as a general theoretical background and points out that medicine is not an autonomous sphere in modern societies but a part of an intricate network of connections that determine its shape. The examples discussed in the text include anti-vaccine movements, commercialisation of medical services and the debate on health care in the United States.

Keywords

PL

medycyna; kapitalizm; demokracja; neoliberalizm; teoria; aktora-sieci

EN

medicine; capitalism; democracy; neoliberalism; actor-network; theory

• Publisher: Narodowe Centrum Kultury
• Journal: Kultura Współczesna. Teoria. Interpretacje. Praktyka
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 107
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 30-40

Contributors

author

Tomasz Szymon Markiewka

Identifiers

DOI

10.26112/kw.2019.107.03

Biblioteka Nauki

1856887