| The changing presentation of death in the obituary, 1899-1999. | |
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PMID: 18027647 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Obituaries from the New York Times are examined at three points to illuminate changing conceptions of death. The findings are twofold. Changes in the obituary demonstrate how the locus of social control over death has shifted from nature and God, to medicine and most recently to the individual. Additionally, it is shown that descriptions of biophysical aspects of the dying process are marginalized over time and that there is more frequent use of language that emphasizes death-resistant themes in the most recent obituaries. This finding exemplifies the observation of increasing claims to authority over mortality by individuals in recent decades. |
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Authors:
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Jason B Phillips |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Omega Volume: 55 ISSN: 0030-2228 ISO Abbreviation: Omega (Westport) Publication Date: 2007 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-11-21 Completed Date: 2008-01-09 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1272106 Medline TA: Omega (Westport) Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 325-46 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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New York University, NY, USA. jason.phillips@nyu.edu |
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Attitude to Death* Culture History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Humans Language Narration* Newspapers* Writing / history* |
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