Clive Seale
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Clive Seale (born 1955) is a British sociologist. He is Professor of Sociology at Brunel University. Until 2012, he was Professor of Medical Sociology in the Institute of Health Sciences Education at Queen Mary, University of London, England.
Overview
Seale was educated at Bryanston School in Dorset. He then studied for BEd, MSc, and PhD degrees at the University of Southampton, Royal Holloway, University of London and from the UK Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA). He has been a professor at Goldsmiths College in east London (until 2003),[http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/html/0335208347.html Medical Knowledge 2/E, Clive Seale (Goldsmiths College)], McGraw-Hill, UK. Queen Mary, University of London (2008–12), and Brunel University in west London (2003–8, 2012 onwards).
Seale does research into communication in health care settings, end-of-life care, mass media and health, and social research methods.[http://www.ihse.qmul.ac.uk/staff/cliveseale.html Professor Clive Seale] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301155121/http://www.ihse.qmul.ac.uk/staff/cliveseale.html |date=1 March 2010 }}, Institute of Health Sciences Education, Queen Mary, University of London, UK.
He is Managing Editor of the journal Sociology of Health and Illness.[http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/shil_enhanced/board.asp Editorial Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504013046/http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/shil_enhanced/board.asp |date=4 May 2010 }}, Sociology of Health and Illness, Blackwell Publishing, UK.
End of life decision making
Clive Seale's research has investigated the prevalence of euthanasia and assisted suicide in the UK. Although some members of the public were surprised at the number of accelerated deaths and cases of continuous deep sedation[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6892965.ece ]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} in the UK,{{cite news|last=Womack |first=Sarah |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1508088/Doctors-involved-in-eight-euthanasia-deaths-a-day.html |title=Doctors 'involved in eight euthanasia deaths a day' |work=The Telegraph|date=18 January 2006 |accessdate=13 March 2011 |location=London}} the rate is lower than in many other countries.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6047362.stm |title=Health | UK cautious about 'ending lives' |publisher=BBC News |date=14 October 2006 |accessdate=13 March 2011}} He has found that UK doctors are more likely to have an open discussion about decisions which may hasten patient's death than in other countries. His research into attitudes towards euthanasia has found doctors to be less in favour of legalising euthanasia or forms of assisted dying than the general public.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5044885/One-in-three-doctors-support-euthanasia.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409061217/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5044885/One-in-three-doctors-support-euthanasia.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 April 2010 |title=One in three doctors support euthanasia |work=The Telegraph|date=25 March 2009 |accessdate=13 March 2011 |location=London |first=Kate |last=Devlin}}
He has also investigated the role of religion in end of life decision making, finding that a doctor's faith influences whether they are likely to take decisions which hasten death, and whether they discuss making such decisions with their patients.{{cite web |author=Clive Seale |url=http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2010/07/22/jme.2010.036194.short?q=w_jme_ahead_tab |title=The role of doctors' religious faith and ethnicity in taking ethically controversial decisions during end-of-life care – Seale – Journal of Medical Ethics |publisher=Jme.bmj.com |accessdate=13 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903102004/http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2010/07/22/jme.2010.036194.short?q=w_jme_ahead_tab |archive-date=3 September 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8945000/8945502.stm |title=Today – Is your doctor's religion relevant? |publisher=BBC News |date=26 August 2010 |accessdate=13 March 2011}} Non-religious doctors were more likely to take medical decisions which may have hastened death than religious ones, however when religious doctors took such decisions they were less likely to have discussed them with their patients first.{{cite news|author=Logged in as click here to log out |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2010/aug/26/relevance-doctors-religion-atheist |title=The relevance of a doctor's religion | Evan Harris | Comment is free |work=The Guardian|date=8 November 2010 |accessdate=13 March 2011 |location=London}}{{cite news|author=Sarah Boseley|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2010/aug/26/doctors-religious-beliefs-terminally-ill/print |title=Atheist doctors 'more likely to hasten death' | Society |work=The Guardian|date= 26 August 2010|accessdate=13 March 2011 |location=London}} It appears therefore{{Original research inline|date=March 2011}} that doctor's religious values are strongly linked to ethically controversial decision making,{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/doctors-faith-affect-end-life-care/story?id=11488778 |title=Doctor's Faith May Affect End-of-Life Care – ABC News |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |accessdate=13 March 2011}} against the advice of the British Medical Association, which instructs doctors to not to let their religious views interfere with treatment of patients.[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gHqI6hfGCE3YGDUAmDRfL0hMqTpwD9HR7AO00 ]{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Publications
Clive Seale has authored many research papers and books.[http://www.ihse.qmul.ac.uk/news/newsitems/11074.html Publications from Clive Seale] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723081156/http://www.ihse.qmul.ac.uk/news/newsitems/11074.html |date=23 July 2011 }}, Institute of Health Sciences Education, Queen Mary, University of London, UK.
His books include:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books/s?ie=UTF8&rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3AClive%20Seale&field-author=Clive%20Seale&page=1 Books: "Clive Seale"], Amazon.co.uk.
- Seale, C. (1998). Constructing Death: The Sociology of Dying and Bereavement. Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-521-59430-1}} (hardback). {{ISBN|978-0-521-59509-4}} (paperback).
- Seale, C. (1999). The Quality of Qualitative Research. SAGE Publications. {{ISBN|978-0-7619-5597-9}} (hardback).
- Seale, C. (2001). Medical Knowledge, 2nd edition. Open University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-335-20834-0}} (paperback).
- Davey, B., Gray, A., Seale, C. (2002). Health and Disease: A Reader, 3rd edition. Open University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-335-20968-2}} (hardback). {{ISBN|978-0-335-20967-5}} (paperback).
- Seale, C. (2003). Media and Health. SAGE Publications. {{ISBN|978-0-7619-4729-5}} (hardcover).
- Seale, C. (ed.) (2003). Social Research Methods: A Reader. Routledge. {{ISBN|978-0-415-30083-4}} (hardback). {{ISBN|978-0-415-30084-1}} (paperback).
- Seale, C. (ed.) (2004). Researching Society and Culture, SAGE Publications. (Second edition.) {{ISBN|978-0-7619-4196-5}} (hardback). {{ISBN|978-0-7619-4197-2}} (paperback).
- Seale, C., Gobo, G., Gubrium, J., and Silverman, D. (eds.) (2006). Qualitative Research Practice. SAGE Publications. {{ISBN|978-1-4129-3420-6}} (paperback).
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120915025106/http://www.brunel.ac.uk/sss/sociology/staff-profiles/professor-clive-seale Clive Seal home page]
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