This paper takes the form of a literature review to trace and evaluate the different and
changing theoretical, methodological, and disciplinary perspectives through which Western …

This book examines the experiences of relatives of those accused or convicted of serious
crimes such as murder, manslaughter, rape and sex offences. A broader literature exists on …

Drawing upon a rare and highly original ethnography of contemporary mortuary practices,
Representations of Death takes the reader through the medical, bureaucratic, commercial …

This book is a brief but comprehensive survey of research, writings, and professional
practices concerned with death and dying. It is interdisciplinary and eclectic--medical …

Linda Phillips Riley, RN, MSN Margaret Beatty Coolican, RN, MS, CDE very day, inten sive
care nurses help families cope with crises, de V astating situations, and painful deci sions …

At present, end-of-life research, policy and practice typically prioritise the dying individual
and consider the family an orbiting static unit. Sociological theorising of dying has reflected …

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Death has often been considered a taboo subject in many societies over time. Over the
years, our Western culture in Spain has set aside the issue of death through its avoidance or …

WHAT IS GOOD DYING? Is it perhaps the sudden death suffered from an accident or a heart
attack? Whereas such deaths spare us months of terminal illness and suffering, they come …

A morte e o processo de morrer ainda constituem um assunto tabu na sociedade ocidental
contemporânea. Ainda assistimos à negação da própria finitude, atitude que acaba por se …