A Protestant Legacy: Attitudes to Death and Illness Among Older Aberdonians.

Abstract

Part 1 Illness: concepts of health in Aberdeen prevention through normal living explaining restrictions on activity coping with restriction themes and dilemmas. Part 2 Old age: concepts of age in Aberdeen the inter-war generation stages of ageing prescriptions for ageing themes and dilemmas. Part 3 Dying: natural death and prepared death in Aberdeen good and bad ways of dying controlling the time of death knowing the truth themes and dilemmas. Part 4 Bereavement: mourning in Aberdeen the situation of the death the situation of the bereaved themes and dilemmas. Part 5 The doctor: deciding to consult in Aberdeen compliance and autonomy themes and dilemmas. Part 6 Moral persuasion and physical experience: public opinion in Aberdeen sustaining views of illness over time stability of attitudes on their own behaviour in the abscence of events intrusive events. Part 7 Work: conception of work in Aberdeen the work ethic and beliefs about health and ageing resistance to the work ethic and beliefs about health. Part 8 Wealth: social class in Aberdeen social class and views of health social class and attitudes to the doctor social class and views of ageing. Part 9 Religion: church membership in Aberdeen world views self-conceptions the relevance of religious assumptions religions and ideas about health and ageing religion and ideas about death.