eprintid: 1483871 rev_number: 30 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/48/38/71 datestamp: 2016-04-24 07:15:34 lastmod: 2021-07-16 22:56:05 status_changed: 2018-10-18 09:33:50 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Alderson, P creators_name: Goodey, C title: Theories of consent ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: A01 divisions: B16 divisions: B14 divisions: J81 note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: Consent is understood differently by various disciplines and professions, and also in various theoretical models.1 In this article we review the advantages and limitations of theories about real consent, constructed consent, functionalist and critical consent, and postmodern choice. The article shows how an analysis of theories can clarify practical knowledge about the advantages of and problems in obtaining consent, which will help everyday practice and research. date: 1998-11-07 date_type: published official_url: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.317.7168.1313 oa_status: green full_text_type: other pmcid: PMC1114211 language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1106515 doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7168.1313 lyricists_name: Alderson, Priscilla lyricists_id: DPALD60 full_text_status: public publication: BMJ volume: 317 number: 7168 pagerange: 1313-1315 event_location: England issn: 0959-8138 citation: Alderson, P; Goodey, C; (1998) Theories of consent. BMJ , 317 (7168) pp. 1313-1315. 10.1136/bmj.317.7168.1313 <https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.317.7168.1313>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1483871/1/Alderson_Theories%20of%20consent%201998.pdf