A preliminary discussion of care theory
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2010.08.040
- VernacularTitle:对关怀理论的初步探讨
- Author:
Cui-Yun MA
1
Author Information
1. 河北省高碑店市医院
- Keywords:
Nursing;
Care;
Ethics
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2010;16(8):962-965
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Caring is a core value of nursing science, therefore studying and improving the Care Theory is essential for nursing science to became an independent subject. In 1980s, Carol. Cilligan one of the western feminists, first discussed the importance of the care in moral value for women. Then based on the theory of existentialism, Nel Noddings, an American educationalist made depth research on the structure of care and developed the Ethics of Care. Nowadays, majority of studies on the Care Theory were in Western, especially in American and it still in the early stage. However, in China, there is a complete system of ethics. Therefore how to integrate the Chinese traditional ethics with the Ethics of Care from West is very important to develop Nursing Science.
