04262nam 22006615 450 991045266670332120210212005426.01-283-89046-10-8122-0207-410.9783/9780812202076(CKB)2550000000707624(OCoLC)835765644(CaPaEBR)ebrary10641597(SSID)ssj0000818835(PQKBManifestationID)11446994(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000818835(PQKBWorkID)10840625(PQKB)11319983(SSID)ssj0000810511(PQKBManifestationID)12357075(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000810511(PQKBWorkID)10828449(PQKB)11432094(MiAaPQ)EBC3441762(DE-B1597)449065(OCoLC)979741192(DE-B1597)9780812202076(EXLCZ)99255000000070762420190708d2012 fg engurcn|||||||||txtccrBeyond the Good Death The Anthropology of Modern Dying /James W. GreenPhiladelphia :University of Pennsylvania Press,[2012]©20081 online resource (266 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8122-2198-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-253) and index.Front matter --Contents --1. Getting Dead --2. Exit Strategies --3. The Body As Relic --4. Soulscapes --5. Passing It On --6. In Our Hearts Forever --7. The Future Of Death --Notes --Bibliography --Index --AcknowledgmentsIn November 1998, millions of television viewers watched as Thomas Youk died. Suffering from the late stages of Lou Gehrig's disease, Youk had called upon infamous Michigan pathologist Dr. Jack Kevorkian to help end his life on his own terms. After delivering the videotape to 60 Minutes, Kevorkian was arrested and convicted of manslaughter, despite the fact that Youk's family firmly believed that the ending of his life qualified as a good death. Death is political, as the controversies surrounding Jack Kevorkian and, more recently, Terri Schiavo have shown. While death is a natural event, modern end-of-life experiences are shaped by new medical, demographic, and cultural trends. People who are dying are kept alive, sometimes against their will or the will of their family, with powerful medications, machines, and "heroic measures." Current research on end-of-life issues is substantial, involving many fields. Beyond the Good Death takes an anthropological approach, examining the changes in our concept of death over the last several decades. As author James W. Green determines, the attitudes of today's baby boomers differ greatly from those of their parents and grandparents, who spoke politely and in hushed voices of those who had "passed away." Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, in the 1960's, gave the public a new language for speaking openly about death with her "five steps of dying." If we talked more about death, she emphasized, it would become less fearful for everyone. The term "good death" reentered the public consciousness as narratives of AIDS, cancer, and other chronic diseases were featured on talk shows and in popular books such as the best-selling Tuesdays with Morrie. Green looks at a number of contemporary secular American death practices that are still informed by an ancient religious ethos. Most important, Beyond the Good Death provides an interpretation of the ways in which Americans react when death is at hand for themselves or for those they care about.DeathSocial aspectsUnited StatesDeathPsychological aspectsFuneral rites and ceremoniesUnited StatesElectronic books.DeathSocial aspectsDeathPsychological aspects.Funeral rites and ceremonies306.90973Green James W.34153DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910452666703321Beyond the Good Death2473844UNINA02305oam 2200553M 450 991071561170332120191121065729.5(CKB)5470000002513952(OCoLC)1065802070(OCoLC)995470000002513952(EXLCZ)99547000000251395220070221d1844 ua 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierIn Senate of the United States. Dec. 18, 1844. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Berrien made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the memorial of Henry H. Williams, of Baltimore, ask leave to submit the following report ..[Washington, D.C.] :[publisher not identified],1844.1 online resource (1 page)Senate document / 28th Congress, 2nd session. Senate ;no. 9[United States congressional serial set ] ;[serial no. 449]Title from opening lines of text.Batch processed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes.FDLP item number not assigned.In Senate of the United States. Dec. 18, 1844. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Berrien made the following reportBills of exchangeClaimsGovernment contractorsLiensPostal servicePublic contractsLegislative materials.lcgftBills of exchange.Claims.Government contractors.Liens.Postal service.Public contracts.Berrien John MacPherson1781-1856Whig (GA)1396035WYUWYUOCLCOOCLCQOCLCOBOOK9910715611703321In Senate of the United States. Dec. 18, 1844. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Berrien made the following report: The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the memorial of Henry H. Williams, of Baltimore, ask leave to submit the following report .3455453UNINA