TY - JOUR
T1 - Life as death scholars
T2 - Passion, personality, and professional perspectives
AU - Schim, Stephanie Myers
AU - Briller, Sherylyn H.
AU - Thurston, Celia S.
AU - Meert, Kathleen L.
N1 - Funding Information:
Received 11 March 2006; accepted 22 August 2006. This scholarship was partially supported by the Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University College of Nursing Scholar Program, The Children’s Research Center of Michigan, the WSU End-of-Life Interdisciplinary Project, and the Center to Advance Palliative-care Excellence. Address correspondence to Stephanie Myers Schim, Wayne State University, College of Nursing, 240 Cohn Building, Detroit, MI 48202. E-mail: s.schim@wayne.edu
PY - 2007/2/1
Y1 - 2007/2/1
N2 - In death-averse American society, the field of thanatology is often socially and academically isolating. The purpose of this article is to describe the experiences of a group of death scholars and share insights gained as members of an interdisciplinary team. They discuss the ways in which they have created a special "safe" space for death study collaboration. The melding of their individual passions, personalities, and professional perspectives has allowed them to form a productive and satisfying work environment. Additional discourse in this field is needed on the nature and processes of such death-studies groups.
AB - In death-averse American society, the field of thanatology is often socially and academically isolating. The purpose of this article is to describe the experiences of a group of death scholars and share insights gained as members of an interdisciplinary team. They discuss the ways in which they have created a special "safe" space for death study collaboration. The melding of their individual passions, personalities, and professional perspectives has allowed them to form a productive and satisfying work environment. Additional discourse in this field is needed on the nature and processes of such death-studies groups.
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U2 - 10.1080/07481180601100558
DO - 10.1080/07481180601100558
M3 - Article
C2 - 17410695
AN - SCOPUS:33847114908
VL - 31
SP - 165
EP - 172
JO - Death Studies
JF - Death Studies
SN - 0748-1187
IS - 2
ER -