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| Death, dying and inequality | | Author(s) | Denise Bevan |
| Journal title | Care: the Journal of Practice and Development, vol 7, no 1, December 1998 |
| Pages | p 27 |
| Keywords | Death ; Attitude ; Terminal care ; Social policy. |
| Annotation | As a hospice worker, the author has developed an interest in what is often referred to as a "good death". This paper explores the social context of the practical and cultural implications and expectations of what a good death may mean, as viewed by contemporary modern society. The author quotes Ivan Illich, who introduced the phrase, "the medicalisation of death", to describe western attitudes to death which, he argues, have become secularised and institutionalised, coupled with a loss of the rituals and traditions of coping with death and dying. It is this loss to the individual and society that the hospice and palliative care approach strives to counteract, supporting and respecting people's right to die or grieve in their own way. By examining theories of death and dying and using practice examples, the author highlights the complexities of delivering this approach within current social and health care policies. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990211202 A |
| Classmark | CW: DP: LV: TM2 |
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