Dancing with broken bones : poverty, race, and spirit-filled dying in the inner city / David Wendell Moller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moller, David Wendell, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban poor--United States--Death--Case studies.

Urban poor.

Terminal care--United States--Case studies.

Terminal care.

Death--Social aspects--United States.

Death.

Urban health.

Poverty.

Terminal Care.

Poverty Areas.

Urban Health.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

Poverty.

Terminal Care.

Death.

Poverty Areas.

Urban Health.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 206 p.) : ill., ports.

Edition:

Revised and expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This title gives voice and face to a vulnerable and disempowered population whose stories often remain untold: the urban dying poor. Drawing on complex issues surrounding poverty, class, and race, Moller illuminates the unique sufferings that often remain unknown and hidden within a culture of broad invisibility.

Contents:

Crossing the tracks

Dying poor : an invisible world

Dying in the public hospital system : institutional arrangements and provider perspectives

Courage through suffering : snapshots of the dying poor

Triumph and faith through harsh reality and personal tragedy : Lucille Angel

Life on the brink : Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler

A conclusion : conscious listening, mindful presence : a lesson learned.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Moller, David Wendell. Dancing with broken bones.

ISBN:

0-19-993837-7

0-19-026799-2

OCLC:

959952610