Death and Dying is an important core text for students and professionals interested in developing a holistic understanding of death and dying. Chapters are replete with case studies, activities, key point boxes, and other features that enable readers to develop a sociologically informed understanding of the broad range of complex issues that underpin death and dying. Written by two established and highly respected experts in the field, it offers a thoroughgoing account of a wide range of social aspects of death and dying, filling gaps left by the traditionally narrow focus of the existing literature. By drawing the suggested sociological perspectives and highlighting the role of social policy, the authors put forward a fresh perspective of the field of thanatology. This book is a major contribution in progressing knowledge and understanding of dying and death for students and professionals in counseling, health and human services.
Report on care of terminally ill patients by students of medicine, sociology, psychology and theology growing out of a University of Chicago interdisciplinary seminar.
Dying in America is a study of the current state of health care for persons of all ages who are nearing the end of life. Death is not a strictly medical event.
In this book, Halifax offers lessons from dying people and caregivers, as well as guided meditations to help readers contemplate death without fear, develop a commitment to helping others, and transform suffering and resistance into courage ...
But obviously everybody can't move to Houston. MOTHER: I think there's another point, too. And I've discussed this with several mothers. We felt like, well, to move to Houston is to give in to this disease and it I I4 LIVING WITH DEATH ...
Practical and inspiring, this respected book helps readers navigate encounters with death, dying, and bereavement.
Fourteen children offer facts and advice to give young readers a better understanding of death.
In With the End in Mind , she shares beautifully crafted stories from a lifetime of caring for the dying, and makes a compelling case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation, but with openness, clarity, and ...
A guide to living life in the moment uses lessons learned from the dying to help the living find the most enjoyment and happiness.
Some die suddenly from acute illness, in accidents or disasters, or at the hands of others. Often we see for ourselves that they have died, though if death has been horrible and away from home, some may try to prevent our doing so.
This volume offers a profile of when, where, and how Americans die. It examines the dimensions of caring at the end of life: Determining diagnosis and prognosis and communicating these to patient and family.