Time as a Concept in Caregiving

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Abstract

We have expectations about time and our health. People who have encountered and taken advantage of “the goodness of time” also seem to find peace and comfort in their dying. Seemingly they have few regrets and feel that they have lived successful lives. They used time to benefit themselves and others and have no reason to be regretful or angry about its finality. Examples are offered of how some people “fit living into dying,” while others resent the intrusion of dying in their lives. Perceptions of time change when we become ill and are dying.

Keywords

Culture and dying Expectations about time and our health Perceptions of time Social support systems 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of SociologyNorthern Arizona UniversityFlagstaffUSA

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