{"product_id":"how-we-die-now-intimacy-and-the-work-of-dying-hardback-9781439908235","title":"How We Die Now; Intimacy and the Work of Dying (Hardback) 9781439908235","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHow We Die Now\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIntimacy and the Work of Dying\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKarla Erickson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439908235\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 September 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages\u003cbr\u003e21 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAs we live longer and die slower and differently than our ancestors, we have come to rely more and more on end-of-life caregivers. These workers navigate a changing landscape of old age and death that many of us have little preparation to encounter. \u003ci\u003eHow We Die Now\u003c\/i\u003e is an absorbing and sensitive investigation of end-of-life issues from the perspectives of patients, relatives, medical professionals, and support staff.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eKarla Erickson immersed herself in the daily life of workers and elders in a Midwestern community for over two years to explore important questions around the theme of “how we die now.” She moves readers through and beyond the many fears that attend the social condition of old age and reveals the pleasures of living longer and the costs of slower, sometimes senseless ways of dying.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFor all of us who are grappling with the “elder boom,” \u003ci\u003eHow We Die Now\u003c\/i\u003e offers new ways of thinking about our longer lives.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1 How We Die Now: Americans Aging and Dying in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2 The Paradox of Long-Term Care: We Need It\u003cbr\u003e We Fear It\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3 Transitioning Together: Living, Working, Aging, and Dying at Winthrop House\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4 Lessons from the End of Life: What Workers Learn from Helping Others Die\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5 Mutual Interdependency: Belonging, Recognition, and the Rewards of Caring for One Another\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAfterword\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGlossary\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eReferences\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIndex\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584903803160,"sku":"9781439908235","price":53.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/how-we-die-now-intimacy-and-the-work-of-dying-hardback-9781439908235","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}