Fragile lives : death, dying and care / Beverley McNamara.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Buckingham : Open University Press, 2001Description: viii, 165 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0335208991
- 9780335208999
- 306.9 21
Contents:
Preface -- 1. Life in the face of death -- 2. Thoughts about facing death -- 3. The cancer story -- 4. Constructions of a good death -- 5. How we die: The uncertain worlds of terminally ill people -- 6. Medicine's affair with death -- 7. Speaking the 'truth' about dying -- 8. Patient autonomy and professional control -- 9. The rewards and costs of caring -- 10. Palliation: Masking pain or masking death? -- Methodological Appendix -- References -- Index.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | North Campus North Campus Main Collection | 306.9 MCN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A260106B |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- 1. Life in the face of death -- 2. Thoughts about facing death -- 3. The cancer story -- 4. Constructions of a good death -- 5. How we die: The uncertain worlds of terminally ill people -- 6. Medicine's affair with death -- 7. Speaking the 'truth' about dying -- 8. Patient autonomy and professional control -- 9. The rewards and costs of caring -- 10. Palliation: Masking pain or masking death? -- Methodological Appendix -- References -- Index.
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