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Fulfilling AgeingJourney Towards the End of Life

Fulfilling Ageing: Journey Towards the End of Life [This deals with the existential aspects of old age, including changes in life meaning and concerns about legacy. Existential well-being often benefits from the development of spirituality which, in turn, can be expressed in several ways, including through specific religious beliefs and practices. Existential issues are brought into sharper focus in the life of an old person by the obvious fact that inevitably, as time passes, death nears. This brings to the fore questions about what constitutes a “good death”, and thus the debate over euthanasia and suicide is the focus of a specific section. We conclude this chapter with an exploration of the challenges of the end of life in multicultural societies, and the issues that affect end-of-life care.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Fulfilling AgeingJourney Towards the End of Life

Part of the International Perspectives on Aging Book Series (volume 30)
Fulfilling Ageing — Jan 5, 2021

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
ISBN
978-3-030-60069-3
Pages
721 –890
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-60071-6_8
Publisher site
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Abstract

[This deals with the existential aspects of old age, including changes in life meaning and concerns about legacy. Existential well-being often benefits from the development of spirituality which, in turn, can be expressed in several ways, including through specific religious beliefs and practices. Existential issues are brought into sharper focus in the life of an old person by the obvious fact that inevitably, as time passes, death nears. This brings to the fore questions about what constitutes a “good death”, and thus the debate over euthanasia and suicide is the focus of a specific section. We conclude this chapter with an exploration of the challenges of the end of life in multicultural societies, and the issues that affect end-of-life care.]

Published: Jan 5, 2021

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