{"product_id":"how-we-die-now","title":"How We Die Now","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eAs we live longer and die slower and differently than our ancestors, we have come to rely more and more on end-of-life caregivers. These workers navigate a changing landscape of old age and death that many of us have little preparation to encounter. \u003ci\u003eHow We Die Now\u003c\/i\u003e is an absorbing and sensitive investigation of end-of-life issues from the perspectives of patients, relatives, medical professionals, and support staff.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eKarla Erickson immersed herself in the daily life of workers and elders in a Midwestern community for over two years to explore important questions around the theme of “how we die now.” She moves readers through and beyond the many fears that attend the social condition of old age and reveals the pleasures of living longer and the costs of slower, sometimes senseless ways of dying.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFor all of us who are grappling with the “elder boom,” \u003ci\u003eHow We Die Now\u003c\/i\u003e offers new ways of thinking about our longer lives.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Karla Erickson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53615888171388,"sku":"9781439908235","price":79.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781439908235_1dac6975-57bb-4a55-8c9c-f9c67470dc9e.jpg?v=1727780326","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/how-we-die-now","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}