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100			_aGlaser, B.G.
245		0	_aAwareness of dying
260			_aNew York : _bAldine, _c1965
500			_aKey text (CCPC)
505			_aIntroduction ; 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
520			_aThis 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.
650			_aAttitude to Death _95312
650			_aTerminal Care
650			_aDeath
700			_aStrauss, A.L.
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