A Qualitative Analysis of Religion’s Influence on Organ Donation Process

Year 2022, Volume: 63 Issue: 2, 867 - 905, 30.11.2022

Betül Durmaz Yurt , Temmuz Gönç Şavran

https://doi.org/10.33227/auifd.1097322

Abstract

One of the most important problems with organ transplantation, which is a form of treatment that improves or saves the lives of many people today, is the inadequacy in the number of organ donations. Since the organ donation is an altruistic and pro-social behavior, increasing the number of donations is important for strengthening social solidarity as well as patients. Most of the related studies show that religion influences attitudes and behaviors toward organ donation, but few of them are based on qualitative research. The aim of this study is to evaluate how religion shapes the decision-making process for organ donation, based on the data of a qualitative study completed in 2021, and to interpret the process sociologically without reducing the complexity of the process to a cause-effect relationship. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews from 18 participants. The sample was selected with maximum diversity and snowball sampling techniques. This study concludes that religion shapes the organ donation process in a multidimensional and multidirectional way, which should not be handled within the framework of direct and negative causality.

Keywords

Sociology, Sociology of Religion, Organ Donation, Organ Transplantation, Qualitative Method

Organ Bağışı Sürecinde Dinin Etkisinin Nitel Perspektifle İncelenmesi

Abstract

Günümüzde pek çok insanın yaşamını iyileştiren veya kurtaran bir tedavi şekli olan organ nakli ile ilgili en önemli sorunlardan biri organ bağış sayısındaki yetersizliktir. Organ bağışı özgeci ve toplum yanlısı bir davranış olduğu için bağış sayısının artması hastalar için olduğu kadar toplumsal dayanışmanın güçlendirilmesi açısından da önemlidir. Organ bağışı kararı konusunda yapılan çalışmaların büyük kısmı dinin organ bağışına yönelik tutum ve davranışları etkilediğini göstermekte, ancak pek azı nitel araştırmalara dayanmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı 2021 yılında tamamlanan nitel bir araştırmanın verileri üzerinden dinin organ bağışına karar verme sürecini nasıl şekillendirdiğini değerlendirmek ve sürecin karmaşıklığını bir neden sonuç ilişkisine indirgemeden sosyolojik olarak yorumlamaktır. Veriler, maksimum çeşitlilik ve kartopu örnekleme teknikleriyle seçilmiş olan 18 katılımcıdan yarı yapılandırılmış mülakatlarla toplanmıştır. Bu çalışmada dinin organ bağışı sürecini çok boyutlu ve çok yönlü olarak şekillendirdiği, bu etkinin doğrudan ve olumsuz bir nedensellik çerçevesinde ele alınmaması gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır.

Keywords

Sosyoloji, Din Sosyolojisi, Organ Bağışı, Organ Nakli, Nitel Yöntem

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