Fragile Lives (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780335208999)

Death is inevitable, yet in the West we often behave as if we will live forever. So when we meet someone who is dying, their fragility is a sharp and often unwelcome reminder of our own mortality. How does this affect the way in which individuals, health professionals and social institutions deal with death and dying?

Author: Beverly McNamara
ISBN-10: 0335208991
ISBN-13: 9780335208999
Publisher: Open University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2001
Pages: 174
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d