Masculinity, moralities and being cared for: An exploration of experiences of living and dying in a hospice

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 869-876

  Broom, Alex ^a   Cavenagh, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Death; Dying; Hospice; Identity; Masculinity; Moral practice; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH CARE; MASCULINIZATION; MORALITY;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DYING; GOVERNMENT; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICE PATIENT; INTERVIEW; MASCULINITY; MORALITY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77955095768     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.05.026     Document Type: Article

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