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dc.contributor.authorBradfield, Cecil D.
dc.contributor.authorMyers, R. Ann
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-19T18:23:28Z
dc.date.available2009-05-19T18:23:28Z
dc.date.issued1980-04-01
dc.identifier.citationMid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 5, Number 2 (WINTER, 1980), pp. 91-100 http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/STR.1808.4865
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/4865
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of· this paper is to discuss the aspects of a local chapter of 1Vlake Today Count. MTCis a mutual support group for persons with terminal illnesses. Organized in 1974, it is part afwhat tome have' called the tlhappy death movement." This movement seeks to make death more humane and less techtlOlogical. The paper addresses such'iuues:;;as reasons of joiningJ the nature of membership, and the gains for persons who join.
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dc.publisherDepartment of Sociology, University of Kansas
dc.rightsCopyright (c) Social Thought and Research. For rights questions please contact Editor, Department of Sociology, Social Thought and Research, Fraser Hall, 1415 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045.
dc.titleMA.KETODAY COUNT: A MUTUAL SUPPORT GROUP FOR THE DYING
dc.typeArticle
dc.identifier.doi10.17161/STR.1808.4865
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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