Awareness of dying - B. G. Glaser & A. L. Strauss, Aldine Publishing Company, Chicago, 1966 Introduction1. The Problem of Awareness of Dying

2. Expectations of Death: A Problem in Social Definition

Types of awareness contexts1. Closed awareness

2. Suspicion Awareness: The Contest for Control

3. The Ritual Drama of Mutual Pretense

4. The Ambiguities of Open Awareness

5. Discounting Awareness

Problems of awareness

1. Direct Disclosure of Terminality

2. The Unaware Family

3. The Aware Family

4. Nothing More to Do: The Problem of No Recovery

5. Nothing More to Do: The Problem of Comfort

6. Awareness and the Nurse s Composure

Conclusions

1. The Practical Use of Awareness Theory

2. Awareness and the Study of Social Interaction

3. Methods of Collection and Analysis of Data