Ethics, Government and Sexual Health: insights from Foucault

The work of Michel Foucault, the French philosopher who was interested in power relationships, has resonated with many nurses who seek a radically analytical view of nursing practice. The purpose of this article is to explore ‘ethics’ through a Foucauldian lens, in a conceptual and methodological se...

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Published in:Nursing ethics 2005-03, Vol.12 (2), p.177-186
Main Author: Winch, Sarah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia
Bioethics
Data Collection - history
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Ethical Theory - history
Ethics
Foucauldian analysis
Foucault
France
Freedom
Government - history
History, 20th Century
Humans
Knowledge
Michel Foucault
Morals
Nurse's Role
Nurse-Patient Relations - ethics
Nursing
Nursing Methodology Research - history
Philosophy, Nursing - history
Power (Psychology)
Sexual health
Sexuality - history
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Summary:The work of Michel Foucault, the French philosopher who was interested in power relationships, has resonated with many nurses who seek a radically analytical view of nursing practice. The purpose of this article is to explore ‘ethics’ through a Foucauldian lens, in a conceptual and methodological sense. The intention is to provide a useful framework that will help researchers critically to explore aspects of nursing practice that relate to the construction of the self, morality and identity, be that nurse or patient related. The fundamentals of the research method of genealogy and the methods of ethics are reviewed. Using an example taken from the sexual health practice area, advice is given on how to structure data collection, incorporate interview data, avoid discourse determinism and measure resistance.
ISSN:0969-7330
1477-0989
DOI:10.1191/0969733005ne774oa