Actively Dying: The Creation of Muslim Identities Through End-Of-Life Care in the United States

ISBN-13: 9780367696887 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 174 str.

Cortney Hughes Rinker

Opis

This book explores the experiences of Muslims in the United States as they interact with the health care system during serious illness and end-of-life care.

 

Spis treści

Introduction Actively Dying: A Medical Phrase and a Framework for Analyzing End-of-Life Care and Muslim Identities;  PART I;  1. Death and Dying within the US Health Care System;  2. Islam and End-of-Life Care: Prevalent Approaches and Beliefs;  PART II; 3. Muslim Health Care Providers: The Intersection of Medical Practice and Religion; 4. The Muslim Child: Adult Children Caring for Dying Parents;  5. Death: The Dead Muslim Body and Connections to Identity;  Conclusion The Important Case of "a Bus": A Critique and Intervention

O autorze

Cortney Hughes Rinker is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Director of Global Affairs at George Mason University. She is the author of Islam, Development, and Urban Women’s Reproductive Practices and co-editor of Applied Anthropology: Unexpected Spaces, Topics, and Methods.