To investigate dominant social practices, hidden in plain sight, that infuse/inflect/define our lives - especially those around food, illness & dying, birth, the care of the dead, and prom - so that we can live more wisely.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

HW 24 - Illness & Dying Book, Part 3

Read your assigned book.

Think about what insights it offers regarding dominant social practices of illness & dying in our culture and also alternatives to those dominant practices.

Identify the book you're reading with full bibliographic information (author, title, publisher, year published).

Please write a précis, in 1-2 paragraphs, of the whole book. What would the author say if asked in an elevator to sum up his/her book in 1 minute?

Please quote 3-5 particularly insightful, arresting, or thought-provoking passages in the final chunk of the book (provide page numbers). For each quote provide either a paraphrase or response.

Finally please write a paragraph discussing your thoughts and experiences in relation to this book's portrayal (in the last 1/3rd) of how people go about being sick and dying. Aim for bright, insightful, slicing prose.

Due Monday, Dec. 20 at 8:30am.

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