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Description
This programme looks at how different societies deal with death and dying. Firstly it compares the 19th century British attitude to TB with our 20th century attitude to AIDS and cancer, Next, it lo...oks at our attitudes to ageing and show how one nursing sister challenges our taboos against ageing bodies by doing massage with patients in her geriatric ward. Then examples of different funerals from around the world are shown to emphasize that death is socially constructed. Finally the distinction is drawn between the 'natural' and the 'social' body, with reference to 16th, 17th and 18th century paintings.
Metadata describing this Open University video programme
Module code and title: K260, Death and dying
Item code: K260; TV1
First transmission date: 1991
Published: 1991
Rights Statement: Rights owned or controlled by The Open University
Restrictions on use: This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages.
Duration: 00:24:17
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Producer: Alison Tucker
Contributor: Beverley Anderson
Publisher: BBC Open University
Keyword(s): Ageing bodies; Geriatric ward; massage treatment
Master spool number: HOU7397
Production number: FOUP466E
Available to public: no