Frauen sterben anders als Männer. Soziologische Überlegungen zu einer demographischen Beobachtung

Onnen, Corinna; Stein-Redent, Rita

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-11874-7_5

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“…Two males had had a death wish after their partner died and a third expressed a potential future death wish if his partner were to die. The observation that none of these men had biological children is in line with the notion that existing social bonds, especially the bond with one's own children and other family members, helps widowed people overcome the death of their partner (Onnen & Stein-Redent, 2017). A fourth participant had been suicidal because she felt she could not mean anything for anyone anymore.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 53%

“…Although in our study both men and women expressed their reluctance towards lifeprolongation, indeed the wish not to be a burden on others was only expressed by females. Moreover, Onnen and Stein-Redent (2017) suggest that because of the stronger social network women often have due to their caring role they tend to be more apt at building up a new social life after the death of their partner than men. Indeed, in our study only three males expressed a previous or potential future death wish connected with the death of their partner.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Determining the end of life: a qualitative study of religion and euthanasia among older Dutch adults

2019

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In Dutch discourses euthanasia has consecutively been viewed as murder, as mercy offered by medical doctors and as a self-chosen right for older people. This seems to reflect decreasing religious authority over death. Therefore, 26 interviews with Dutch adults aged 79-100 were carried out to evaluate the relationship between religion and attitudes towards euthanasia. Qualitative analysis indicates three groups of participants. Participants in the refraining group, wishing not to let the moment of their death be determined by euthanasia, predominantly believed both in God and an afterlife, and had most preference for a religious funeral. Participants in the depending group, wishing to ground euthanasia decisions in medical criteria, were least religious, which illustrates the co-occurrence of medicalisation and secularisation of death. Participants in the self-determining group, asserting that older adults should be allowed to determine themselves if and when they wish to receive euthanasia, were almost as religious as the refraining group, although they believed less in an afterlife. Their less traditional religiosity suggests that the late modern decline of traditional religious frameworks affords both self-determination concerning euthanasia and individual interpretations of religiosity. Moreover, our data suggest a connection between a persistent death wish in older adults and a perceived social death.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 53%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%