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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456630603321

Titolo

Perspectives on death and dying [[electronic resource] /] / edited by June L. Leishman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Keswick [England], : M&K Update, 2009

ISBN

1-282-23833-7

9786612238338

1-907830-21-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (149 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LeishmanJune L

Disciplina

306.9

Soggetti

Death

Bereavement

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Prelims; Table of contents; About the authors; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The lonliness of dying; Chapter 3 Death, dying and the dead body; Chapter 4 A dying language; Chapter 5 Death, social change and lifestyle in the UK; Chapter 6 Developments in end-of-life care; Chapter 7 Death and the challenge of ageing; Chapter 8 Making a case for death education; Chapter 9 The end; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the past, most people encountered death at a relatively young age. Dying relatives were cared for at home, and mortality rates were higher. Today, there is much less familiarity with death, which increasingly takes place in hospitals, hospices and nursing homes. This wide-ranging and enlightening book offers an exploration of death and dying as human conditions that impact on the individual, their significant others and those involved with their care and well-being. It is aimed at medical and healthcare staff, social workers and counsellors, as well as social sciences and health psychology