Psychology
The conduit metaphor: Language and informed consent
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Explores the role of language in informed consent (IFC) discussions. N. Budwig argues that folk notions of language, as reflected in current IFC practices, have not kept pace with theoretical discussions of language functioning. The conduit metaphor provides an entry into understanding current folk theorizing in language. Budwig considers an alternative view of language that emphasizes its dynamic qualities. Budwig illustrates the advantages of working with this alternative view of language by microanalyzing how information about patient choices is linguistically presented to a patient in F. Wiseman's (1989) film Near Death. The importance of having linguistic and ethnographic data to work with when examining IFC issues is discussed. Budwig also considers the richness of the data source in showing the ways that medical experts can give information about treatment.
Publication Title
Family Systems Medicine
Publication Date
1-1-1991
Volume
9
Issue
4
First Page
313
Last Page
327
ISSN
0736-1718
DOI
10.1037/h0089145
Keywords
informed consent, metaphor, patients, language
Repository Citation
Budwig, N., "The conduit metaphor: Language and informed consent" (1991). Psychology. 202.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_psychology/202
