The denial of death thesis: sociological critique and implications for palliative care.

It is widely believed that modern Western society is "denying death". This explanation the sociologist calls "rejection of death" first appeared in the literature of social science, psychology, and clinical medicine from 1955 to 1985. At the same time, the movements of hospice care and palliative care have developed and partially opposed the Western culture that culture believes to deny death. Neither the general public nor the clinician believes that it is natural to deny death, but it is increasingly questioned in sociology literature. In this article we use sociologically significant negative death papers to present critical questions about modern palliative care theory and practice. In particular, we believe that the focus of palliative care should not be to eliminate the denial of death, but rather to alleviate pain.

Zimmermann and Rodin presented another compelling litigation against denial punishment in "Refusal of Death Papers: Criticism of Sociology and Impacts on Palliative Care". Goller also states that death not only believes that sexual desire will supersede as a huge prohibition in Western society but also that it is harmful and moral error not to publicly talk about death. This idea discovered fertile soil in clinical medicine. Through literature searching, Zimmerman and Rodin discovered clinical literature, especially those relating to palliative care. The opposite evidence.

"Rejection of death: obstacles or tools for palliative care? Analysis of clinical literature", Zimmerman is evaluating the meaning of denial of death. She discussed how death education and rejection of the basic principles of correct order are perceived as a way to prevent death, home death, nursing / interesting planning and discontinuation of open discussions . In particular, she focuses on methods that are considered useful to speak openly about death and refuses to talk about death in palliative care that is marked as a disorder even for a liar .

It is widely believed that modern Western society is "denying death". This explanation the sociologist calls "rejection of death" first appeared in the literature of social science, psychology, and clinical medicine from 1955 to 1985. At the same time, the movements of hospice care and palliative care have developed and partially opposed the Western culture that culture believes to deny death. Neither the general public nor the clinician believes that it is natural to deny death, but it is increasingly questioned in sociology literature. In this article we use sociologically significant negative death papers to present critical questions about modern palliative care theory and practice. In particular, we believe that the focus of palliative care should not be to eliminate the denial of death, but rather to alleviate pain.