Anthropology of Dying

A Participant Observation with Dying Persons in Germany
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-658-19825-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 273 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 3849 g

Mira Menzfeld explores dying persons’ experiences of their own dying processes. She reveals cultural specificities of pre-exital dying in contemporary Germany, paying special attention to how concepts of dying ‘(un)well’ are perceived and realized by dying persons. Her methodological focus centers on classical ethnographic approaches: Close participant observation as well as informal and semi-structured conversations. For a better understanding of the specificities of dying in contemporary Germany, the author provides a refined definition catalogue of adequate terms to describe dying from an anthropological perspective.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Menzfeld, Mira

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Alterssoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Thanatologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Gesundheitssoziologie, Medizinsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Tod, Sterbehilfe: Soziale und Ethische Themen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

First Experiences as a Dying Person.- Cultural Models of Dying.- How it Feels to Be a Dying Person.- Dying as Liminality in the Making.- Insights from and for Dying.

Über Autor(innen)

Mira Menzfeld worked as a cultural anthropologist, journalist, and advertising editor. She is currently researching Salafits in Europe and voluntarily attending dying persons.