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Theories of Death and Dying
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Abstract Death is a state of the total disappearance of life. Dying is a process of decay of the vital system, which ends with clinical death. In current perspectives there are several approaches to research on death and dying; these are the clinical, the humanistic, the philosophical, the psychological, the... view more
Death is a state of the total disappearance of life. Dying is a process of decay of the vital system, which ends with clinical death. In current perspectives there are several approaches to research on death and dying; these are the clinical, the humanistic, the philosophical, the psychological, the anthropological, and the sociological perspective.... view less
Classification
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Free Keywords
bioethics; death; dying; end-of-life care; sociology of body
Collection Title
The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory
Editor
Turner, Bryan S.; Kivisto, Peter; Outhwaite, William; Kyung-Sup, Chang; Epstein, Cynthia F.; Ryan, J. Michael
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
City
Hoboken
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118430873.est0084
ISBN
978-1-118-43087-3
Status
Preprint; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications