Erickson, Karla A., 1973-

How we die now : intimacy and the work of dying / Karla A. Erickson. - Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2013. - xi, 192 p. ; 21 cm.

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.

9781439908235 9781439908242 9781439908259 (e-book)

2013013287

R726.8 / .E75 2013

362.17/5

WT 116