Coping with Choices to Die

by Carlos Prado

This book examines the reactions of the friends and family of those who elect to die due to terminal illness. These surviving spouses, partners, relatives, and friends, in addition to coping with the death of a loved one, must also deal with the loved one's decision to die, thus severing the relationship. C. G. Prado examines how reactions to elective death are influenced by cultural influences and beliefs, particularly those related to life, death,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521114764
• ISBN13: 9780521114769
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"