| Anthropology of Dying: A Participant Observation with Dying Persons in Germany 2018 Edition Contributor(s): Menzfeld, Mira (Author) |
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ISBN: 3658198257 ISBN-13: 9783658198251 Publisher: Springer vs OUR PRICE: $61.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Disease & Health Issues - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Later Years |
| Dewey: 301 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.78 lbs) 273 pages |
| Themes: - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mira Menzfeld explores dying persons' experiences of their own dying processes. She reveals cultural specificities of pre-exital dying in contemporary Germany, paying special attention to how concepts of dying '(un)well' are perceived and realized by dying persons. Her methodological focus centers on classical ethnographic approaches: Close participant observation as well as informal and semi-structured conversations. For a better understanding of the specificities of dying in contemporary Germany, the author provides a refined definition catalogue of adequate terms to describe dying from an anthropological perspective. |