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The dying process : patients' experiences of palliative care /
"Taking as its focus a highly emotive area of study, The Dying Process draws on the experiences of day care and hospice patients to provide a forceful new analysis of the period of decline prior to death." "Placing the bodily realities of dying very firmly centre stage and questioning...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2000.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Taking as its focus a highly emotive area of study, The Dying Process draws on the experiences of day care and hospice patients to provide a forceful new analysis of the period of decline prior to death." "Placing the bodily realities of dying very firmly centre stage and questioning the ideology central to the modern hospice movement of enabling patients to 'live until they die', Julia Lawton shows how our concept of a 'good death' is open to interpretation. Her study examines the non-negotiable effects of a patient's bodily deterioration on their sense of self and, in so doing, offers a powerful new perspective on embodiment and emotion in death and dying." "A detailed and subtle ethnographic study, The Dying Process engages with a range of deeply complex and ethically contentious issues surrounding the care of dying patients in hospices and elsewhere. This book makes a significant contribution to the field of the sociology of the body and will also be an invaluable text for professionals, students and others who wish to enhance their understanding of hospice and palliative care."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 229 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-222) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 020317013X 9780203170137 9780203130278 0203130278 9781134588671 1134588674 9781134588626 1134588623 9781134588664 1134588666 |