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How the "not religious" experience and witness suffering and death
— case studies | | Author(s) | Helen K Black |
| Journal title | Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging, vol 19, no 2, 2007 |
| Publisher | Binghamton, NY, 2007 |
| Pages | pp 67-86 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Agnosticism ; Residents [care homes] ; Care home staff ; Attitude ; Death ; Dying ; Case studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This article is based on a subset of an eight-site, 4-year research study exploring the cultural construction of dying and death in long-term care facilities. In open-ended interviews with residents and staff members, the author learned how four individuals describing themselves as "not religious" respond to queries about the meaning of suffering and death while working and living in long-term care. Case studies are presented of the two residents and two staff members from one of the sites - a secular, for-profit nursing home - who described themselves as not religious. The article offers a brief history of their lives and daily activities, and presents their responses to queries about death and dying. One finding is that the non-religious residents and staff members discussed here found significance in personal meaning systems developed through past, positive life events and present uncertainty about suffering and death. The self-described "not religious" provide another perspective on facing the end of life. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070703208 A |
| Classmark | TRA: KX: QRM: DP: CW: CX: 69P: 7T |
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