Assisted Dying is an ethnographically-based murder mystery that uses
the unexplained deaths of elderly people on Florida's Gold Coast as a
way of examining American cultural values. Diversity, immigration and
the American Dream, aging, retirement, death, and dying are just some
of the issues that are illuminated. Cultural anthropologist Julie
Norman is drawn deeper into the mystery when her aunt becomes the
latest victim. Julie's ethnographic methodology and cultural
perspectives, her previous involvement in a murder case recounted in
The Gift of a Bride: A Tale of Anthropology, Matrimony and Murder,
along with the insights of Detective Mike Cardella and the Miami
police department, all help to solve the mystery. Assisted Dying
engages students as a supplementary text to apply concepts from the
social sciences, literature, and communications to issues of current
interest in the United States and beyond. The novel is part of a
popular movement toward using alternative and creative forms to convey
academic information and concepts in the classroom. To further this
aim, the social and cultural content of each chapter is extended in a
bibliographic essay and discussion questions. This book will be
welcomed in courses on cultural anthropology, medical anthropology,
sociology, gerontology, American studies, psychology, gender, ethnic
studies, and other social sciences.
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ISBN
9780759119963
Publisert
2015
Utgiver
Vendor
AltaMira Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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