Pt. I. Death in society. 1. The social meaning of death and suffering. 2. Ageing, dying and grieving. 3. The ethics of dying -- Pt. II. The philosophy and practice of palliative care. 4. History and development. 5. Definitions, components, meanings. 6. Routinization and medicalization -- Pt. III. Policy issues. 7. Policy development and palliative care. 8. The delivery of palliative care services -- Pt. IV. Conclusions. 9. The future for palliative care
Summary
By drawing on a wide range of sources Clark and Seymour offer a set of reflections on the development of palliative care and its place within a wider social context. This work considers ethical questions and palliative care's history too
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [188]-210) and index
