{"product_id":"end-of-life-communication-christine-s-davis-9781138231726","title":"End of Life Communication: Stories from the Dead Zone","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the dialectic between fictional death as depicted in the media and real death as it is experienced in a hospital setting. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing a Terror Management theoretical lens, Davis and Crane explore the intersections of life and death, experience and fiction, to understand the relationship between them. The authors use complementary perspectives to examine what it means when we speak and think of death as it is conceived in cultural media and as it is constructed by and circulates between patients, health professionals, and supportive family members and friends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLayering analysis with evocative narrative and an intimate tone, with characters, plot, and action that reflect the voices and experiences of all project participants, including the authors' own, Davis and Crane reflect on what it means to pass away. Their medical humanities approach bridges health communication, cultural studies, and the arts to inform medical ethics and care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christine S. Davis, Jonathan L. Crane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 113823172X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138231726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Christine S. Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063762120959,"sku":"9781138231726","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1801ec8-af3b-439b-9bec-d8bd4a66fb3f.jpg?v=1685391497","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/end-of-life-communication-christine-s-davis-9781138231726","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}