The organ donor experience : good samaritans and the meaning of altruism / / Katrina A. Bramstedt and Rena Down.

"Organ donors are, by definition, altruists, and their act is even more generous when they remain anonymous. But altruism doesn't tell the whole story. There are myriad motivations, some subconscious, some conscious, that compel people to donate a part of themselves to someone they don...

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Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:ix, 201 p.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Ethics and altruism
  • pt. 2. Destined to be a donor
  • pt. 3. Serving others and giving back
  • pt. 4. The gift of giving
  • pt. 5. Life experience and giving
  • pt. 6. Becoming an organ donor
  • pt. 7. Life after organ donation.