Abstract
Since the 1940s, both end-of-life care and advancements in medical technologies have expanded exponentially. This article explores the advancements in medical technologies and how these have altered the way that Western society grieves death. With the capabilities to prolong life, the family, the patient, and the medical team, all grieve the end of life in different ways. This article provides a chronological analysis of palliative care, hospice care, and various medical advancements. These changes in medicine are then paralleled with alterations in the bereavement process. This article explores historical narratives of Western society’s transformation of grief through the lens of medical advancements.
Recommended Citation
McNair, Grace
(2017)
"Gadgets and Grieving: A Chronological Analysis on the Ways in Which Advancements in Medical Technologies Have Altered the Grieving Process,"
Dialogue & Nexus: Vol. 4, Article 10.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/dialogue/vol4/iss1/10
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