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About this book
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 age and reveals the pleasures of living longer and the costs of slower, sometimes senseless ways of dying.
For all of us who are grappling with the "elder boom," How We Die Now offers new ways of thinking about our longer lives.
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Yes, you can access How We Die Now by Karla Erickson in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Nursing. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Publisher
Temple University PressYear
2013Print ISBN
9781439908242, 9781439908235eBook ISBN
9781439908259Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. How We Die Now: Americans Aging and Dying in the Twenty-First Century
- 2. The Paradox of Long-Term Care: We Need It; We Fear It
- 3. Transitioning Together: Living, Working, Aging, and Dying at Winthrop House
- 4. Lessons from the End of Life: What Workers Learn from Helping Others Die
- 5. Mutual Interdependency: Belonging, Recognition, and the Rewards of Caring for One Another
- Afterword
- Glossary
- References
- Index