End-Of-Life Stories: Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries

by Donald E. Gelfand PhD (Editor), Richard Raspa PhD (Editor), Sherylyn H. Briller PhD (Editor), Stephanie Myers Schim PhD, RN, APRN, CNAA, BC (Editor)

Overview

End-of-life experiences are often viewed in terms of only one perspective such as medicine. In this volume, a variety of end-of life experiences are presented and each case is analyzed from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. These range across a broad array of the helping professions, and disciplines such as information, law and the social sciences.

The book provides a variety of narratives about end-of-life experiences contributed by members of the Wayne State University End-of-Life Interdisciplinary Project. Each of the narratives is then analyzed from several different disciplinary perspectives. These analyzes illustrate how specific end-of-life narratives can be viewed from different dimensions and helps students, researchers and practitioners see the important and varied meanings that end-of-life experiences have at the level of the individual, the family, and the community. The narratives include end-of-life experiences of individuals from a number of diverse backgrounds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826126764
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	05/02/2005
Series:	Springer Series on Death and Suicide
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	650 KB

About the Author

Donald E. Gelfand, PhD, is a professor of sociology at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, and Coordinator of the Wayne State University End-of-Life Interdisciplinary Project (WSU-EOLIP).

Richard Raspa, PhD, is a professor and graduate chair in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

Sherylyn H. Briller, PhD, is an assistant professor of Anthropology and faculty associate in the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

Stephanie Myers Schim, PhD, RN, APRN, CNAA, BC, is an assistant professor in the Wayne State University College of Nursing, Detroit, Michigan.

Table of Contents

"Introduction
Chapter One: The Model: Constructs, Story Domains, and Levels
Major Constructs: Narrative and Culture
Story Domains
Level of Analysis
Intersections
Chapter Two: Stories of Ron: Music to His Ears
Ronís Story, M. Gunnell
A Narrative Response, R. Raspa
An Information Response, L. M. Baker
A Spiritual Response, D. E. Gelfand
Chapter Three: Stories of Ryan: Too Little Time
Ryanís Story, K. M. Meert
A Physical Response, J. W. Finn
A Spiritual Response, E. E. Chapleski
A Narrative Response, R. Raspa
Chapter Four: Stories of Abby: An Ojibwa Journal
Abbyís Story, E. E. Chapleski
A Cultural Response, A. Z. Doorenbos
A Provider Response, R. Thomas
An Information Response, L. M. Baker
Chapter Five: Stories of Grace: Gifts and Givers
Graceís Story, D. Deremo and K. M. Meert
A Spiritual Response, S. Myers Schim
A Provider Response, S. M. Popkin
A Life-Course Response, C. Thurston and K. M. Meert
Chapter Six: Stories of Avery: Living and Dying Well
Averyís Story, S. Myers Schim
A Community Response, D. E. Gelfand
A Cultural Response, S. H. Briller
A Narrative Response, R. Raspa
Chapter Seven: Stories of Maggie: Family Dynamite
Maggieís Story, K. Stever
An Economic Response, A. C. Goodman
A Provider Response, M. Gunnell
A Family Response, P. Wolf
Chapter Eight: Stories of Malika: Defining A Person
Malidaís Story, K. M. Meert
A Family Response, L. Harris
A Provider Response, A. Canady
A Cultural Response, S. H. Briller and A. Kabel
An Ethics Response, K. M. Meert
Chapter Nine: Stories of Sonny: Tattoos and Tolerance
Sonnyís Story, S. M. Popkin
A Cultural Response, S. H. Briller
A Legal Response, G. A. Cooney, Jr.
A Narrative Response, R. Raspa
Chapter Ten: Stories of Pearl: Surviving End-of-Life Care
Pearlís Story, J. W. Finn
A Provider Response, R. Zalenski
An Economic Response, A. C. Goodman
A Provider Response, E. E. Chapleski
Chapter Eleven: Stories of Henry: Family Choices and Challenges
Henryís Story, G. Cooney
A Narrative Response, R. Raspa
An Ethical Response, D. E. Gelfand
An Information Response, L. M. Baker
Chapter Twelve: Stories of Peter: Trouble with God and Family
Peterís Story, A. Z. Doorenbos
A Provider Response, S. Myers Schim and R. Thomas
A Spiritual Perspective, A. Z. Doorenbos
A Narrative Perspective, R. Raspa v
Chapter Thirteen Stories of Jim: Homeless and at Home
Jimís Story, D. Deremo
A Policy Response, D. E. Gelfand and A. Z. Doorenbos
A Legal Response, G. A. Cooney, Jr.
A Provider Response, M. Gunnell
Chapter Fourteen: Stories of Shanti: Culture and Karma
Shantiís Story, A. Z. Doorenbos
A Cultural Response, E. E. Chapleski
An Ethical Response, D. E. Gelfand
A Narrative Response, R. Raspa
Chapter Fifteen: Stories of Three Veterans: A Spectrum of Palliation
Three Veteransí Stories, R. Zalenski
Richardís Story
Mosesí Story
Georgeís Story
A Provider Response, J. W. Finn
A Family Response, T. Kovach
A Communication/Information Response, K. M. Meert
Chapter Sixteen: Boundaries and Bridges "

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"The varied backgrounds arrayed here, the critique of cultural assumptions and attention to notions such as rites of passage help to provide an anthropological sensibility. The editors thus provide a broad, though necessarily not exhaustive canvas of dying by suggesting complex individuals in varied circumstances. Readers are introduced to situations where communication breaks down, where rules are bent to accommodate needs, and in which families and communities display varying degrees of cohesiveness, harmony, and discord. These stories should serve as triggers for intriguing discussion."
—Anthropology and Aging Quarterly, May 2006, Volume 27, Number 2