Ethical Boundary-work in the Animal Research Laboratory
Ethical Boundary-work in the Animal Research Laboratory
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DOI：
10.1177/0038038511435058
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发表时间：
2012-08-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Hobson-West, Pru
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作者：
Hobson-West, Pru
在科学实验中使用动物继续引起重大争议，特别是在英国。本文借鉴了对在研究中使用动物的高级实验室科学家的深入采访。一个关键的主张是动物研究对于医学进步是必要的。然而，这种承诺话语依赖于三个边界的构建。第一种是人类和非人类动物之间的关系。第二个是内政部监管的积极影响和不太积极的影响之间的关系。第三个是在医药和其他领域如农业中使用动物之间。本文分析了这些话语，并评估了“伦理边界工作”的适用性（温赖特等人，2006 a）。我的结论是，这一概念是一个潜在的有用的设备前景化的道德，但认为它进行了几个危险的社会学家有兴趣在索赔领域的争议。
The use of animals in scientific experiments continues to attract significant controversy, particularly in the UK. This article draws on in-depth interviews with senior laboratory scientists who use animals in their research. A key claim is that animal research is necessary for medical advance. However, this promissory discourse relies on the construction of three boundaries. The first is between humans and non-human animals. The second is between the positive and less positive impacts of Home Office regulation. The third is between the use of animals in medicine versus other domains such as farming. The article analyses these discourses and evaluates the applicability of 'ethical boundary-work' (Wainwright et al., 2006a). I conclude that the concept is a potentially useful device for foregrounding ethics but argue that it carries several dangers for sociologists interested in claim-making in areas of controversy.