Nursing Stories Life and Death in a German Hospice

Text is clean. Cover shows almost no wear. Could pass for new. ; New Directions in Anthropology; Vol. 27; 6 X 0.38 X 9 inches; 148 pages

From Publisher:

At a time, when the section of the older population is increasing in all western societies, more and more attention needs to be paid to the growing number of people who live with and die of drawn-out terminal illnesses, cancer being one of the most common ones. This study focuses on terminally ill people in a German hospice and addresses the question how meaningful experience is constructed for these patients in an attempt to preserve their dignity as persons. It is based on detailed and sometimes moving material from diary texts and active participation of the author in the role of a nurse, which allowed him to watch closely the behaviour of patients and nurses in routine situations and to look at the underlying emotions, values, and assumptions within such interaction. This book goes well beyond this particular case and reaches conclusions about death narratives that are significant for the social sciences more generally.

Product Info

ISBN: 1845451511

ISBN-13: 9781845451516

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Year: 2006

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

Seller Info

DanGlaeserBooks

Address: 918 Autumn Drive Modesto, California

Website: https://www.danglaeserbooks.com

Country: United States