A Protestant Legacy: Attitudes to Death and Illness Among Older Aberdonians.

This book discusses concepts of health in Aberdeen prevention through normal living explaining restrictions on activity coping with restriction themes and dilemmas and old age, religion and ideas about death.

Abstract

Part 1 Illness: concepts of health in Aberdeen prevention through normal living explaining restrictions on activity coping with restriction themes and dilemmas. Part 2 Old age: concepts of age in Aberdeen the inter-war generation stages of ageing prescriptions for ageing themes and dilemmas. Part 3 Dying: natural death and prepared death in Aberdeen good and bad ways of dying controlling the time of death knowing the truth themes and dilemmas. Part 4 Bereavement: mourning in Aberdeen the situation of the death the situation of the bereaved themes and dilemmas. Part 5 The doctor: deciding to consult in Aberdeen compliance and autonomy themes and dilemmas. Part 6 Moral persuasion and physical experience: public opinion in Aberdeen sustaining views of illness over time stability of attitudes on their own behaviour in the abscence of events intrusive events. Part 7 Work: conception of work in Aberdeen the work ethic and beliefs about health and ageing resistance to the work ethic and beliefs about health. Part 8 Wealth: social class in Aberdeen social class and views of health social class and attitudes to the doctor social class and views of ageing. Part 9 Religion: church membership in Aberdeen world views self-conceptions the relevance of religious assumptions religions and ideas about health and ageing religion and ideas about death.