The Dying Patient

The Dying Patient
ISBN-10
161044082X
ISBN-13
9781610440820
Category
Social Science
Pages
416
Language
English
Published
1970-12-31
Publisher
Russell Sage Foundation
Author
Norman A. Scotch

Description

There has hitherto been limited systematic social research on the prolongation and termination of life, and minimal agreement of the resolution of the moral and social dilemmas that dying provokes. Among the topics discussed by the contributors are: the social context of dying—when, where, and why people die; what they think about death; the cultural background of the patients' attitudes; and how medical practitioners cope with terminal illness. The social, ethical, legal, and economic problems arising from the prolongation and termination of life are also set forth.

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