Perspectives on death and dying
By: edited by June L. Leishman
Publisher: M & K Publishing
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Keswick
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9781907830211; 9781905539215
Subjects: Death; Psychological aspects; Social aspects; Terminal care; Attitude to Death; Bereavement; Terminal Care; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS; Death, Grief, Bereavement; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Death & Dying
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The loneliness of dying / June L. Leishman; title: Death, dying and the dead body / Catherine Di Domenico; title: A dying language / James Moir; title: Death, social change and lifestyle in the UK / June L. Leishman; title: Developments in end-of-life care / June L. Leishman; title: Death and the challenge of ageing / June L. Leishman; title: Making a case for death education / June L. Leishman; title: The end / June L. Leishman.