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How we die now : intimacy and the work of dying / Karla A. Erickson.

By: Publication details: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2013.Description: xi, 192 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781439908235
  • 9781439908242
  • 9781439908259 (e-book)
DDC classification:
  • 362.17/5 23
LOC classification:
  • R726.8 .E75 2013
NLM classification:
  • WT 116
Contents:
How we die now : Americans aging and dying in the twenty-first century -- The paradox of long-term care : we need it; we fear it -- Transitioning together : living, working, aging, and dying at Winthrop House -- Lessons from the end of life : what workers learn from helping others die -- Mutual interdependency : belonging, recognition, and the rewards of caring for one another.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

How we die now : Americans aging and dying in the twenty-first century -- The paradox of long-term care : we need it; we fear it -- Transitioning together : living, working, aging, and dying at Winthrop House -- Lessons from the end of life : what workers learn from helping others die -- Mutual interdependency : belonging, recognition, and the rewards of caring for one another.

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