HLTHAGE 1BB3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Social Death, Disengagement Theory, Cardiovascular Disease
10 Jun 2016
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Different people have different views of the dying person (healthcare professionals, family, etc. ) The concept of dying is ambiguous and depends on one"s point of view. Physical death vs. social death: social death: perception or behaviour of others that indicates that they perceive or treat a person as if physically dead, when in fact the physical body has not yet died. Usually describes the very old, frail, isolated, or ignored senior: physical death sometimes precedes social death. In some cultures, family do not acknowledge that the senior is dead until the funeral has been held: people often keep the dead alive through rituals. Society and culture shape a senior"s experience of dying and death: some societies see death as an enemy, some societies welcome death, some societies see death as a mystery. History and myths tell us that people have always wondered about death. Death challenges moral and ethical codes: e. g. physician-assisted suicide.
