| Awareness of Dying Contributor(s): Glaser, Barney G. (Author), Strauss, Anselm L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0202307638 ISBN-13: 9780202307633 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: Should patients be told they are dying? How do families react when one of their members is facing death? Who should reveal that death is imminent? How does hospital staff--doctors, nurses, and attendants--act toward the dying patient and his family? Death, as a social ritual, is one of the great turning points in human existence, but prior to this classic work, it had been subjected to little scientific study. American perspectives on death seem strangely paradoxical--the brutal fact of death is confronted daily in our newspapers yet Americans are unwilling to talk openly about the process of dying itself. Awareness of Dying, using a highly original theory of awareness, examines the dying patient and those about him in social interaction. It gives us a language and tools of analysis for understanding who knows what about dying, under what circumstances, and what difference it makes. The authors use their finely detailed observations to develop theoretical constructs that will be of use in many other interactions and situations. Awareness of Dying was the first study of dying in hospitals, and has proven a useful handbook for chaplains, social workers, nurses, and doctors in confronting the many ethical and personal problems that arise in the dying situation. Now available in paperback, it is destined to reach new audiences interested in this key part of all life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Physician & Patient - Family & Relationships | Death, Grief, Bereavement - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 301.152 |
| LCCN: 2004058804 |
| Lexile Measure: 1380 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.94" W x 8.98" (0.97 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
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| Publisher Description: Should patients be told they are dying? How do families react when one of their members is facing death? Who should reveal that death is imminent? How does hospital staff-doctors, nurses, and attendants-act toward the dying patient and his family? |
Contributor Bio(s): Strauss, Anselm L.: - Anselm Strauss (1916-1996) was an American medical sociologist and professor at the University of Chicago. He was elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1980. Glaser, Barney G.: -Barney G. Glaser is founder of the Grounded Theory Institute in California, and has also been a research sociologist at the University of California Medical Center, San Francisco. He is the author or co-author of several books, including The Grounded Theory Perspective II and Experts versus Laymen: A Study of the Patsy and the Subcontractor, published by AldineTransaction. |