How We Die Now Intimacy and the Work of Dying

Name: How We Die Now Intimacy and the Work of Dying
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ISBN: 9781439908242

ISBN-10: 1439908249

ISBN-13: 9781439908242

Edition: 2013

Authors: Karla Erickson

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As we live longer and die slower and differently than our ancestors, we have come to rely more and more on end-of-life caregivers. These workers navigate a changing landscape of old age and death that many of us have little preparation to encounter. How We Die Now is an absorbing and sensitive investigation of end-of-life issues from the perspectives of patients, relatives, medical professionals, and support staff. Karla Erickson immersed herself in the daily life of workers and elders in a Midwestern community for over two years to explore important questions around the theme of “how we die now.” She moves readers through and beyond the many fears that attend the social condition of old…

Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 9/27/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 212
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English