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WESTERN ATTITUDE TOWARD AND EXPERIENCE OF DEATH AND DYING
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WESTERN ATTITUDE TOWARD AND EXPERIENCE OF DEATH AND DYING
What is distinct about the modern approach to death and dying in the west?
In modern times, people prepare very well for their death since unlike ancient times, people
are now less aware of their deaths and when their deaths approach. The doctor no longer plays the
role of compulsorily telling dying people of their death that is approaching them especially around
the eighteenth century (Aries, 1974). During the nineteenth century, doctors talk about the situation
of a dying person only when the sick person asks them about it. In the current time, friends do not
come to the aid of a dying person any longer, but there has been a development of more
intervention from family members than friends. An example of this change is in the case of La
Fer- ronnays family in 1848 in which Mme. de La Ferronnays fell sick. Her daughter Hopelessly
wrote, "… while I was thinking of a good way to tell her what the doctor thought: 'but I can't see
anything anymore, I think I'm going to die.” (Aries, 1974, p. 539).
In modern times, there is a deprivation of a person's death, and there is such deprivation
only if the dead do not use their death to distress the living. Aries (1974) says, “In a reciprocal
way, society forbids the living to appear moved by the death of others…(p. 545) The society
does not allow the living to grief for the dead or even show signs of feeling their absence. In the
modern areas of life especially death, people assert their authority in matters of death. There is a
replacement of ancient authorities such as the church, customs or practices with the power of the
individual. There is also a limitation of choice despite the assertion of the influence of self. Even
with the authority for the individual to make a good choice, the option does not seem right
according to the external environment. It is merely the choice that the individual forms and
assumes it is the correct one. The individual becomes confused even though the self ‘…is free to

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Running head: ATTITUDE TOWARD AND EXPERIENCE OF DEATH AND DYING WESTERN ATTITUDE TOWARD AND EXPERIENCE OF DEATH AND DYING Name: Institution affiliation: Date: 1 ATTITUDE TOWARD AND EXPERIENCE OF DEATH AND DYING 2 WESTERN ATTITUDE TOWARD AND EXPERIENCE OF DEATH AND DYING What is distinct about the modern approach to death and dying in the west? In modern times, people prepare very well for their death since unlike ancient times, people are now less aware of their deaths and when their deaths approach. The doctor no longer plays the role of compulsorily telling dying people of their death that is approaching them especially around the eighteenth century (Aries, 1974). During the nineteenth century, doctors talk about the situation of a dying person only when the sick person asks them about it. In the current time, friends do not come to the aid of a dying person any longer, but there has been a development of more intervention from family members than friends. An example of this change is in the case of La Fer- ronnays family in 1848 in which Mme. de La Ferronnays fell sick. Her daughter Hopelessly wrote, "… while I was thinking of a good way to tell her what the doctor thought: 'but I can't see anything anymore, I think I'm going to die.” (Aries, 1974, p. 539). In modern times, there is a deprivation of a person's death, and there is such deprivation only if the dead do not use their death to distress the living. Aries (1974) says, “In a reciprocal way, society for ...
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