Professor sees end-of-life as a new life-course stage
"End of life" or "dying" should be considered
a new life-course stage, says Deborah Carr, professor and chair of the
sociology department at Boston University, as the end-of-life period is now
longer historically than ever before. The end-of-life stage differs from
"old age" as 25% of all people are under age 65 when they die, and
there are particular developmental tasks needed to ensure smooth transitions.
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