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The social context of death in old age

The social context of death in old age Feature Glennys Howarth Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath may not be as straightforward as is generally assumed. The social Increased longevity has raised expectations that the life span will continue to be stretched. As people age, they may no context longer think of death as appropriate at 65, 75 or even 85 years. Furthermore, contemplation of of death death is discouraged throughout life and, therefore in later life, elderly people are likely to be left to deal with in old age their fears and anxieties in private. Death can occur at any age, it is not the Death as taboo preserve of the old. In this article, Glennys Howarth examines the notion of death as We are frequently told that death is a taboo subject taboo and considers the impact of social in modern Western societies. Subscribing to the variables such as socio-economic status and view that ‘natural’ death was hidden, Gorer (1955) gender on older people’s encounters with rued the passing of the elaborate mourning customs mortality. Glennys also gives an insight into of the Victorian period and criticised modern some of the attitudes of older people when societies for failing to acknowledge and confront http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Working with Older People Emerald Publishing

The social context of death in old age

Howarth, Glennys
Working with Older People , Volume 11 (3): 4 – Sep 1, 2007
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Emerald Publishing
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Feature Glennys Howarth Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath may not be as straightforward as is generally assumed. The social Increased longevity has raised expectations that the life span will continue to be stretched. As people age, they may no context longer think of death as appropriate at 65, 75 or even 85 years. Furthermore, contemplation of of death death is discouraged throughout life and, therefore in later life, elderly people are likely to be left to deal with in old age their fears and anxieties in private. Death can occur at any age, it is not the Death as taboo preserve of the old. In this article, Glennys Howarth examines the notion of death as We are frequently told that death is a taboo subject taboo and considers the impact of social in modern Western societies. Subscribing to the variables such as socio-economic status and view that ‘natural’ death was hidden, Gorer (1955) gender on older people’s encounters with rued the passing of the elaborate mourning customs mortality. Glennys also gives an insight into of the Victorian period and criticised modern some of the attitudes of older people when societies for failing to acknowledge and confront

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Working with Older People – Emerald Publishing

Published: Sep 1, 2007

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