Dancing with broken bones [electronic resource] : poverty, race, and spirit-filled dying in the inner city / David Wendell Moller

Author:: Moller, David Wendell
Published:: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Copyright Date:: ©2012
Edition:: Rev. & expanded ed.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (xviii, 206 pages) : illustrations, portraits

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Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Crossing the Tracks -- 2.Dying Poor: An Invisible World of Chaos and Complexity -- 3.Dying in the Public Hospital System: Institutional Arrangements and Provider Perspectives -- 4.Courage Through Suffering: Narrative Snapshots of the Dying Poor -- 5.Triumph and Faith Through Harsh Reality and Personal Tragedy: Lucille Angel -- 6.Life on the Brink: Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler -- 7.A Conclusion: Conscious Listening, Mindful Presence---A Lesson Learned.

Summary:

This title gives voice and face to a vulnerable and disempowered population whose stories often remain untold: the urban dying poor. Drawing on complex issues surrounding poverty, class, and race, Moller illuminates the unique sufferings that often remain unknown and hidden within a culture of broad invisibility.

Subject(s):

Urban poor—United States—Death—Case studies
Terminal care—United States—Case studies
Death—Social aspects—United States

ISBN:

9780190267995 (ebook)

Note:

Previous ed.: 2004.

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