Communicating at the End of Life: Finding Magic in the Mundane (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780805855661)

This enlightening volume provides first-hand perspectives and ethnographic research on communication at the end of life, a topic that has gone largely understudied in communication literature. Author Elissa Foster's own experiences as a volunteer hospice caregiver form the basis of the book. Communicating at the End of Life recounts the stories of Foster and six other volunteers and their communicative experiences with dying patients, using communication theory and research findings to identify insights on the relationships they form throughout the process. What unfolds is a scholarly examination of a subject that is significant to every individual at some point in the life process.


Author: Elissa Foster
ISBN-10: 0805855661
ISBN-13: 9780805855661
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 10/19/2006
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.36w x 0.78d