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Jun 13, 2019 · The aim of this paper is to re-examine nursing work from a Marxist perspective by means of a critique of two key concepts within nursing: autonomy and caring. Although Marx wrote over 150 years ago, many see continuing relevance to his theories.
- Michael Traynor
- 2019
Marxist studies of medical care emphasize political power and economic dominance in capitalist society. Although historically the Marxist paradigm went into eclipse during the early twentieth century, the field has developed rapidly during recent years.
- Howard Waitzkin
- 1978
autonomy and caring can perhaps be seen as nursing’s own comforting certainties. Marx has, to the best of my knowledge, never written about the occupation of nursing, although the link between capitalism and health has been well explored. In this paper I am asking what it might be to develop a Marxist
The first major Marxist study of health care was Engels’ The Condition of the Working Class in England, originally published in 1845—three years before Engels co-authored with Marx The Communist Manifesto. This book described the dangerous working and housing conditions that created ill health.
This study aimed to understand the concept of health within Collective Health. Our analysis starts from Marxism as a theoretical reference, both to define what is a “concept” and to understand the critical thinking of Collective Health.
In the first of a six-part series the sociological theories of Karl Marx are examined and related to the purported neutrality of medicine. The role of nursing within a Marxist analysis of the world is considered, and the value of such analysis is described.
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The focus of this chapter is on the ideas of Karl Marx (1818–83) and how they have influenced our understanding of health and health care. As the chapter’s tide indicates, Marxist approaches to health care emphasise that they cannot be divorced from wider...
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