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The soul of care : the moral education of a husband and a doctor / Arthur Kleinman.
Holman Biotech Commons RA418 .K54 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kleinman, Arthur, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social medicine.
- Medical ethics.
- Caregivers.
- Ethics, Medical.
- Social Medicine.
- Medical Subjects:
- Caregivers.
- Ethics, Medical.
- Social Medicine.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 262 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Viking, [2019]
- Summary:
- "When Dr. Arthur Kleinman, an eminent Harvard psychiatrist and social anthropologist, began caring for his wife, Joan, after she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, he found just how far the act of caregiving extended beyond the boundaries of medicine. In The Soul of Care: The Moral Education of a Husband and a Doctor, Kleinman delivers a deeply humane and inspiring story of his life in medicine and his marriage to Joan, and he describes the practical, emotional and moral aspects of caretaking. He also writes about the problems our society faces as medical technology advances and the cost of health care soars but caring for patients no longer seems important. Caregiving is long, hard, unglamorous work--at moments joyous, more often tedious, sometimes agonizing, but it is always rich in meaning. In the face of our current political indifference and the challenge to the health care system, he emphasizes how we must ask uncomfortable questions of ourselves, and of our doctors. To give care, to be "present" for someone who needs us, and to feel and show kindness are deep emotional and moral experiences, enactments of our core values, and at the heart of our professional and family relationships. The practice of caregiving teaches us what is most important in life."--Page [2] of cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-262).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances C. Thielbar Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Kleinman, Arthur, author. Soul of care.
- ISBN:
- 9780525559320
- 0525559329
- OCLC:
- 1114273586
- Publisher Number:
- 99982088221
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