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Solid and liquid modernity: A comparison of the social geography of places to die in the UK and Australia.

Randall, D., Rosenberg, J.P. and Reimer, S., 2016. Solid and liquid modernity: A comparison of the social geography of places to die in the UK and Australia. Death Studies, 41 (2), 103 - 111.

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DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2016.1225858

Abstract

Preferred place of care and death is a widely used quality measure for palliative and end of life care services. In this article we explore the use of Zygmunt Bauman's ideas on solid and liquid modernity to understand the complexity of the social geographical contexts of delivering and receiving care. Although solid ways of dying offer certainty and standardized care, more liquid ways allow for individualized care connected to family and communities. Understanding the complex tensions between solid and liquid aspects of palliative care may allow practitioners to help dying people to die in the ways and places they prefer.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:0748-1187
Uncontrolled Keywords:attitude to death; Australia; humans; palliative care; patient preference; precision medicine; social support; terminal care; United Kingdom
Group:Faculty of Health & Social Sciences
ID Code:34188
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:23 Jun 2020 11:05
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:22

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