Tissue donation to biobanks: a review of sociological studies

Tissue donation to biobanks: a review of sociological studies.

Collections of human tissue (biobanks) are thought to be an essential resource for biomedical research. Biobanks have, however, been a source of debate in both bioethics and sociology. In recent years this theorising has been supplemented with empirical research, including a significant body of qualitative research, into donors' experiences and attitudes. To date, this literature has not been s...

Genetic research and donation of tissue samples to biobanks. What do potential sample donors in the Swedish general public think?

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to identify perceptions of the general public regarding research involving human tissues; to assess the public's willingness to donate samples to biobanks; and to identify factors associated with the willingness to donate samples. METHODS Cross-sectional survey. Postal questionnaires to a random sample of the general public in Sweden, 18-80 years of age (n...

wuthering heights and the concept of marality/a sociological study of the novel

to discuss my point, i have collected quite a number of articles, anthologies, and books about "wuthering heights" applying various ideas and theories to this fantastic story. hence, i have come to believe that gadamer and jauss are rightful when they claim that "the individaul human mind is the center and origin of all meaning," 3 that reading literature is a reader-oriented activity, that it ...

Risks of Fetal Tissue Donation to Women

Treating the aborted fetus as a human cadaver is believed to be justified because it is respectful and protective of the fetus. In the United States, most states permit the donation and procurement of human fetal tissue for educational, research, or therapeutic purposes in accord with the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA). These state laws specify the protections necessary for the fetal cadave...

Causal Inference in Sociological Studies