Theories of Death and Dying

Klimczuk, Andrzej and Fabiś, Artur (2017): Theories of Death and Dying. Published in:

Abstract

Death is a state of the total disappearance of life. Dying is a process of decay of the vital system, which ends with clinical death. In current perspectives there are several approaches to research on death and dying; these are the clinical, the humanistic, the philosophical, the psychological, the anthropological, and the sociological perspective.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: bioethics; death; dying; end-of-life care; sociology of body
• Subjects: Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification

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