Death as a Courtesy Stigma.

Posner, Judith

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ERIC Number: EJ147788

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Publication Date: 1976

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Death as a Courtesy Stigma

Posner, Judith

Essence, 1, 1, 39-48, 76

Studies focusing on the dying patient expose contaminating aspects of death and dying in our society. It will be argued that persons involved with the dying are sometimes "guilty by association." We must enlighten our understanding of all persons who are touched by death in this society. (Author)

Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Death, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship, Patients, Social Attitudes, Socialization, State of the Art Reviews, Widowed

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