Awareness of dying
Glaser, B.G.
Awareness of dying - New York : Aldine, 1965
Key text (CCPC)
Introduction ; The problem of awareness of dying ; Expectations of death : a problem in social definition ; Types of awareness contexts ; Closed awareness ; Suspicion awareness : the contest for control ; The ritual drama of mutual pretense ; The ambiguities of open awareness ; Discounting awareness ; Problems of awareness ; Direct disclosure of terminality ; The unaware family ; The aware family ; Nothing more to do : the problem of no recovery ; Nothing more to do : the problem of comfort ; Awareness and the nurse's composure ; Conclusions ; The practical use of awareness theory ; Awareness and the study of social interaction ; Methods of collection and analysis of data ; Index
This book is the result of fieldwork conducted at six hospitals in San Fransisco and examines the interaction between patients dying in hospital and hospital staff.
0202300013
Attitude to Death
Terminal Care
Death
Awareness of dying - New York : Aldine, 1965
Key text (CCPC)
Introduction ; The problem of awareness of dying ; Expectations of death : a problem in social definition ; Types of awareness contexts ; Closed awareness ; Suspicion awareness : the contest for control ; The ritual drama of mutual pretense ; The ambiguities of open awareness ; Discounting awareness ; Problems of awareness ; Direct disclosure of terminality ; The unaware family ; The aware family ; Nothing more to do : the problem of no recovery ; Nothing more to do : the problem of comfort ; Awareness and the nurse's composure ; Conclusions ; The practical use of awareness theory ; Awareness and the study of social interaction ; Methods of collection and analysis of data ; Index
This book is the result of fieldwork conducted at six hospitals in San Fransisco and examines the interaction between patients dying in hospital and hospital staff.
0202300013
Attitude to Death
Terminal Care
Death