La représentation médiatique du don et de la transplantation d’organes dans la presse suisse romande
A content analysis of Swiss French-speaking newspapers reveals their representation of organ donation and transplantation. A largely uncritical and unchallenged discourse of legitimization based on a portrayal of the patient and on the argument of an organ shortage characterizes this representation....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fra |
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Université Laval
2012-02-01
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| Series: | Communication |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/communication/2884 |
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| Summary: | A content analysis of Swiss French-speaking newspapers reveals their representation of organ donation and transplantation. A largely uncritical and unchallenged discourse of legitimization based on a portrayal of the patient and on the argument of an organ shortage characterizes this representation. Far from debating the issue, newspaper articles establish a consensus around organ donation as a medical procedure, as a moral gesture and as a social institution. |
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| ISSN: | 1189-3788 1920-7344 |