Miller, Daniel
The Comfort of People
- ISBN 13:
- 9781509524327
- author:
- Miller, Daniel
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Polity Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 236
- Dimensions:
- 19.5 x 13 x 1.8 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Science, Medicine, Terminal Care
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Comfort of People by Daniel Miller explores how relationships bring comfort to those nearing the end of life. Based on interviews with patients at an English hospice, this book delves into the social worlds of individuals suffering from terminal or long-term illness.
Miller examines the role of face-to-face relations and online communication in providing comfort to those in need. He also investigates whether loneliness and isolation are a result of declining social patterns or their continuation.
This moving and deeply humane book offers anthropological insight, practical suggestions for media use by hospices, and is relevant to students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, social policy, and media studies, as well as healthcare professionals and anyone interested in the role of relationships in our final years.
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