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Blue juice : euthanasia in veterinary medicine /

"Offering a candid behind-the-scenes look at small-animal veterinary practices, Blue Juice explores the emotional and ethical conflicts involved in providing a "good death" for companion animals. Patricia Morris presents a nuanced ethnographic account of how veterinarians manage patie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Morris, Patricia (Patricia Hope), 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2012.
Colección:Animals, culture, and society.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : euthanasia in veterinary medicine
  • Negotiating death : managing disagreement with pet owners
  • Creating a "good" death : the dramaturgy of veterinary euthanasia
  • Strange intimacy : managing pet owners' emotions
  • Learning to euthanize : death and the novice veterinarian
  • Coping with euthanasia : emotion-management strategies
  • Conclusion : animals as property and patients.