End of Life: A Family Narrative

This paper is based on ethnographic research that examines family reaction to an elderly husband and father's end of life. From a group of 30 families in our study (family defined as a widow aged 70 and over and two adult biological children between the ages of 40 and 60), we offer an extreme c...

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Main Authors: Helen K. Black, Miriam S. Moss, Robert L. Rubinstein, Sidney Z. Moss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Aging Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/105985