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Death and dying : a reader / edited by Sarah Earle, Carol Komaromy and Caroline Bartholomew.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2009Description: xi, 276 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781847875099 (hbk.)
  • 1847875092 (hbk.)
  • 9781847875105 (pbk.)
  • 1847875106 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.175 DEA 2009
Contents:
Part I: Understanding death. Introduction / Carol Komaromy -- Motionless body / Seymour Fisher -- The sight and sound of death : the management of dead bodies in residential and nursing homes for older people / Carol Komaromy -- Foucault and the medicalisation critique / Deborah Lupton -- Death and the maiden : end-of-life policy in the USA / Regis A. Desilva -- The dying soul : spiritual care at the end of life / Mark Cobb -- Death and religion / David Webster -- Mortality : world variations in death and dying / Cathy E. Lloyd. Part II: Caring at the end-of-life. Introduction / Sarah Earle -- A social history of dying / Allan Kellehear -- Quality end-of-life care : a global perspective / Peter A. Singer and Kerry W. Bowman -- The state of dying / Carol Komaromy -- The end-of-life and implications for social work practice / Mercedes Bern-Klug, Charles Gessert and Sarah Forbes -- Understanding reproductive loss : the moment of death / Sarah Earle, Carol Komaromy, Pam Foley and Cathy E. Lloyd -- What is the best way to help caregivers in cancer and palliative care? / Richard Harding and Irene J. Higginson -- Illness and the creative arts : a critical exploration / Jacqueline H. Watts. Part III: Moral and ethical dilemmas in practice. Introduction / Mary Twomey -- What is ethics? / Eve Garrard -- The role of the family in patient care / Anne-Marie Slowther -- Should children's autonomy be respected by telling them of their imminent death? / T. Vince and A. Petros -- Critical moments : death and dying in intensive care / Jane E. Seymour -- Brain death : a sociological view / Allan Kellehear -- Palliative care and the doctrine of double effect / Stephen Wilkinson. Part IV: Exploring grief and ritual after death. Introduction / Sarah Earle -- Theories of grief : a critical review / Neil Small -- In the shadow of the traditional grave / Leonie Kellaher, David Prendergast and Jenny Hockey -- A voice unheard : grandparents' grief over children who died of cancer / Miri Nehari, Dorit Grebler and Amos Toren -- The ritual work of UK childhood bereavement services / Liz Rolls -- Facilitating bereavement recovery and restoring dignity to the genocide victims in Rwanda / Eugénie Mukanoheli -- The making of roadside memorials / Jennifer Clark And Majella Franzman -- Online memorialisation / Kylie Veale. Part V: Researching death and dying. Introduction / Sarah Earle -- Key challenges and ways forward in researching the 'Good Death' / Marilyn Kendall, Fiona Harris, Kirsty Boyd, Aziz Sheikh, Scott A Murray, Duncan Brown, Ian Mallinson, Nora Kearney and Allison -- Worth keeping the personal costs down : minimising distress when researching sensitive issues / Margo J. Milne and Cathy E. Lloyd -- The role of the qualitative researcher in loss and grief research / Louise Rowling -- Growing up with HIV : the experiences of young people living with HIV since birth in the UK / Judith Dorrell, Sarah Earle, Jeanne Katz and Shirley Reveley -- The absence of death and dying in intellectual disability research / Stuart Todd -- Researching reproductive loss / Gayle Letherby -- Bridging the gap between research and practice in bereavement / Bridging Work Group.
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Published in association with the Open University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Understanding death. Introduction / Carol Komaromy -- Motionless body / Seymour Fisher -- The sight and sound of death : the management of dead bodies in residential and nursing homes for older people / Carol Komaromy -- Foucault and the medicalisation critique / Deborah Lupton -- Death and the maiden : end-of-life policy in the USA / Regis A. Desilva -- The dying soul : spiritual care at the end of life / Mark Cobb -- Death and religion / David Webster -- Mortality : world variations in death and dying / Cathy E. Lloyd. Part II: Caring at the end-of-life. Introduction / Sarah Earle -- A social history of dying / Allan Kellehear -- Quality end-of-life care : a global perspective / Peter A. Singer and Kerry W. Bowman -- The state of dying / Carol Komaromy -- The end-of-life and implications for social work practice / Mercedes Bern-Klug, Charles Gessert and Sarah Forbes -- Understanding reproductive loss : the moment of death / Sarah Earle, Carol Komaromy, Pam Foley and Cathy E. Lloyd -- What is the best way to help caregivers in cancer and palliative care? / Richard Harding and Irene J. Higginson -- Illness and the creative arts : a critical exploration / Jacqueline H. Watts. Part III: Moral and ethical dilemmas in practice. Introduction / Mary Twomey -- What is ethics? / Eve Garrard -- The role of the family in patient care / Anne-Marie Slowther -- Should children's autonomy be respected by telling them of their imminent death? / T. Vince and A. Petros -- Critical moments : death and dying in intensive care / Jane E. Seymour -- Brain death : a sociological view / Allan Kellehear -- Palliative care and the doctrine of double effect / Stephen Wilkinson. Part IV: Exploring grief and ritual after death. Introduction / Sarah Earle -- Theories of grief : a critical review / Neil Small -- In the shadow of the traditional grave / Leonie Kellaher, David Prendergast and Jenny Hockey -- A voice unheard : grandparents' grief over children who died of cancer / Miri Nehari, Dorit Grebler and Amos Toren -- The ritual work of UK childhood bereavement services / Liz Rolls -- Facilitating bereavement recovery and restoring dignity to the genocide victims in Rwanda / Eugénie Mukanoheli -- The making of roadside memorials / Jennifer Clark And Majella Franzman -- Online memorialisation / Kylie Veale. Part V: Researching death and dying. Introduction / Sarah Earle -- Key challenges and ways forward in researching the 'Good Death' / Marilyn Kendall, Fiona Harris, Kirsty Boyd, Aziz Sheikh, Scott A Murray, Duncan Brown, Ian Mallinson, Nora Kearney and Allison -- Worth keeping the personal costs down : minimising distress when researching sensitive issues / Margo J. Milne and Cathy E. Lloyd -- The role of the qualitative researcher in loss and grief research / Louise Rowling -- Growing up with HIV : the experiences of young people living with HIV since birth in the UK / Judith Dorrell, Sarah Earle, Jeanne Katz and Shirley Reveley -- The absence of death and dying in intellectual disability research / Stuart Todd -- Researching reproductive loss / Gayle Letherby -- Bridging the gap between research and practice in bereavement / Bridging Work Group.