Kathryn L. Braun / James H. Pietsch / Patricia L. Blanchette (eds.)

Cultural Issues in End-Of-Life Decision Making

Herausgeber: Blanchette, Patricia L.; Pietsch, James H.; Braun, Kathryn

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Questions that face dying individuals, their families, and the professionals that help them at the end of their lifes are explored in this volume. The contributors help the reader to come to terms with issues of mortality complicated by the diversity of cultures within society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications
• Seitenzahl: 372
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 603g
• ISBN-13: 9780761912170
• ISBN-10: 0761912177
• Artikelnr.: 22285999

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
J. Lynn Acknowledgments 1. An Introduction to Culture and Its Influence on End
of
Life Decision
Making
K.L. Braun, J.H. Pietsch, & P.L. Blanchette PART ONE: THE MEDICAL, LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONTEXT OF DEATH AND DYING 2. Physical Aspects of Dying
J.A. Patterson Fago 3. Cognitive Changes That Affect Capacity and End
of
Life Decisions
R.A. Martino 4. Autonomy, Advance Directives, and the Patient Self
Determination Act
J.H. Pietsch & K.L. Braun 5. Ethical Considerations and Court Involvement in End
of
Life Decision
Making
M.B. Kapp PART TWO: ETHNIC PERSPECTIVES AND END
OF
LIFE DECISION
MAKING 6. Cultural and Religious Issues for African Americans
C.P. Mouton 7. Advance Directives and End
of
Life Care: The Hispanic Perspective
M.A. Talamantes, C.Gomez, & K.L. Braun 8. Cultural Issues in End
of
Life Decision Making among Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States
G.Yeo & H. Nikoyeda 9. End
of
Life Decision Making in American Indian and Alaska Native Cultures
N.W. Van Winkle PART THREE: RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES ON END
OF
LIFE DECISION MAKING 10. Christian Perspectives on End
of
Life Decision Making: Faith in a Communtiy
M. Rowell 11. Catholic Perspectives on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: The Human Person and the Quest for Meaning
M.R. Alexander 12. Jewish Perspectives on End
of
Life Decision Making
W. Kavesh 13. Muslim Perspectives Regarding Death, Dying, and End
of
Life Decision Making
H.A. Hai & A. Husain 14. Buddhist Issues in End
of
Life Decision Making
R.Y. Nakasone PART FOUR: END
OF
LIFE ISSUES IN INSTITUTIONAL CULTURES AND FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS 15. Issues in End
of
Life Decision Making in the Hospital and Nursing Home Culture
C.A. Pierson 16. End
of
Life Issues in the Military Culture
P.W. Nishimoto & R.E. Newman 17. End
of
Life Issues in the HIV/AIDS Community
R. Ogden 18. End
of
Life Issues: A Disabilitites Perspective
T. Koch 19. Talking to Patients About Death and Dying: Improving Communication Across Cultures
S.L. Kogan, P.L. Blanchette, & K. Masaki Author Index Subject Index