Author: Herbert C. Northcott Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1442634561 Category : Bereavement Languages : en Pages : 337
Book Description
"Dying and Death in Canada offers a comprehensive discussion of dying, death, and bereavement from a Canadian perspective. The third edition has been thoroughly updated and several new topics have been added, including assisted suicide and active euthanasia, end of life care, emerging trends in funerary practices, and changing conceptualizations and interventions in the grieving process. A glossary has also been added along with end-of-chapter review questions and an appendix listing recent and seminal movies, television programs, documentary films, and other visual media sources dealing with dying and death. The new edition includes 22 black and white photos, 4 figures, and 3 tables."--
Author: Herbert C. Northcott Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 196
Book Description
Published Under the Garamond Imprint Dying and death reflect the material and social conditions of societies. For example, dying and death come frequently and early in life in a society where there is widespread poverty. In contrast, dying and death typically come late in life in a more developed society?such as Canada at the beginning of the twenty-first century. How we live influences how and at what age we die; similarly, dying is both a personal experience and a social function given shape and meaning by social practices and cultural definitions. The bereaved grieve and mourn in both personal and social terms and the meaning assigned to dying and death is both personally and socially constructed. This book is written for students who wish to learn about dying and death, for practitioners who work with the dying and the bereaved, for the dying and the bereaved themselves, and for the general public. The first part explores the causes of dying and death in Canada both historically and at present. The second part examines societal and cultural responses to dying and death, and the third part discusses dying and death from the personal points of view of the dying and the bereaved. The entire book has been thoroughly revised and updated, integrating the most recent theory and literature on death and dying. Herb Northcott is Professor of Sociology at the University of Alberta. He is the author of Aging in Alberta (Detselig, 2005). Donna M. Wilson is in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta. She does extensive clinical work and research on the issue of end-of-life care.
Author: Herbert C. Northcott Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1487509278 Category : Bereavement Languages : en Pages : 382
Book Description
The fourth edition of Dying and Death in Canada explores how the intensely personal experience of dying and death is shaped by society and culture, with new discussions of MAID and COVID-19.
Author: Herbert Northcott Publisher: ISBN: 9781487509262 Category : Languages : en Pages : 344
Book Description
The fourth edition of Dying and Death in Canada explores how the intensely personal experience of dying and death is shaped by society and culture, with new discussions of MAID and COVID-19.
Author: Herbert C. Northcott Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1442634588 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 336
Book Description
Dying and Death in Canada offers a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of dying, death, and bereavement from a Canadian perspective. The third edition includes two new chapters that highlight trends and provide assessments of end-of-life care in Canada. Several new topics are covered, including assisted death, emerging trends in funerary practices and memorialization, and changing conceptualizations and interventions in the grieving process. The book also offers individual perspectives on dying and death from funeral directors, nurses, police officers, and others, told in their own words. An appendix lists recent and classic movies, television programs, documentary films, and other visual media sources dealing with dying and death.
Author: Jeanette A. Auger Publisher: Fernwood Publishing ISBN: 1773631470 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 284
Book Description
Death is inevitable, but our perspectives about death and dying are socially constructed. This updated third edition takes us through the maze of issues, both social and personal, which surround death and dying in Canada. Topics include euthanasia and medically assisted death, palliative care and hospices, the high incidence of opioid deaths, the impact of cyber bullying in suicide deaths, the sociology of hiv/aids, funeral and burial practices, the high rates of suicide in Canada and dealing with grief and bereavement, among others. Additionally, Auger explores alternative methods for helping dying persons and their loved ones deal with death in a holistic, patient-centred way. Each chapter includes suggested readings, discussion questions and in-class assignments.
Author: Donald P. Irish Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 131775686X Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 248
Book Description
This volume is directed towards professionals who work in the fields concerning death and dying. These professionals must perceive the needs of people with cultural patterns which are different from the "standard and dominant" patterns in the United States and Canada. Accordingly, the book includes illustrative episodes and in-depth presentations of selected "ethnic patterns".; Each of the "ethnic chapters" is written by an author who shares the cultural traditions the chapter describes. Other chapters examine multicultural issues and provide the means for personal reflection on death and dying. There are also two bibliographic sections, one general and one geared towards children. The text is divided into three sections - Cross-Cultural and Personal perspectives, Dying, Death, and Grief Among Selected Ethnic Communities, and Reflections and Conclusions.; The book is aimed at those in the fields of clinical psychology, grief therapy, sociology, nursing, social and health care work.
Author: Carol Collier Publisher: Canadian Scholars’ Press ISBN: 1773382268 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 562
Book Description
Now in its third edition, Bioethics in Canada: A Philosophical Introduction offers a comprehensive overview of the philosophical, historical, and medical concepts shaping contemporary debates on biomedical issues. The text opens with an introduction to moral theory and bioethical principles, followed by application of these theories and principles to real world ethical conflicts involving abortion, distributive justice, genetics, reproductive technology, and other vital topics. A landmark case opens each chapter, illuminating the many issues involved in these debates, as well as the philosophical assumptions that shape them. Thoroughly updated to reflect recent political, medical, and cultural changes, this third edition features new sections on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), the moral philosophy of liberalism in bioethics, the Mad movement, CRISPR and gene editing, and expanded content on mental health, rural and remote communities, and codes of conduct and codes of ethics. Accessibly written with newly added case studies in the health care workplace, this text is an insightful resource for courses in the disciplines of philosophy, health studies, medicine, and nursing, providing a strong ethical foundation in an ever-changing field.
Author: Herbert C. Northcott
Author: Herbert C. Northcott
Author: Herbert C. Northcott
Author: Herbert C. Northcott
Author: Herbert Northcott
Author: Herbert C. Northcott
Author: Herbert C. Northcott
Author: Jeanette A. Auger
Author: Donald P. Irish
Author: Carol Collier