In this Book
- The Dying Patient
- Book
- 1970
- Published by: Russell Sage Foundation
summary
There has hitherto been limited systematic social research on the prolongation and termination of life, and minimal agreement of the resolution of the moral and social dilemmas that dying provokes. Among the topics discussed by the contributors are: the social context of dying—when, where, and why people die; what they think about death; the cultural background of the patients' attitudes; and how medical practitioners cope with terminal illness. The social, ethical, legal, and economic problems arising from the prolongation and termination of life are also set forth.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Contributors
- pp. v-vi
- Introduction: New Dimensions of Dying
- pp. xiii-xxviii
- Part One. The Social Context of Dying
- 2. What People Think About Death
- pp. 30-41
- Part Two. How Doctors, Nurses, and Hospitals Cope with Death
- 4. The Prognosis of Death
- pp. 67-82
- 7. Patterns of Dying
- pp. 129-155
- 8. The Dying Patient's Point of View
- pp. 156-170
- 10. Dying in a Public Hospital
- pp. 191-208
- Part Three. Termination of Life-Social, Ethical, Legal, and Economic Questions
- 11. Dying as an Emerging Social Problem
- pp. 211-224
- 12. Control of Medical Conduct
- pp. 225-252
- 14. Economic and Social Costs of Death
- pp. 275-302
- Name Index
- pp. 381-384
- Subject Index
- pp. 385-390
Additional Information
ISBN
9781610440820
Related ISBN(s)
9780871541550
MARC Record
OCLC
805936969
Pages
416
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1970