"Det här är inte ett hospice"
Konstruktioner av död och döende på en avdelning för palliativ vård
Palliative careDyingDiscourseSocial constructivismSecularizationMedicalizationPalliativ vårdDöendeDiskursSocialkonstruktivismSekulariseringMedikalisering
The study aims to analyze conceptions of death and dying at a clinic for palliative care, using a constructivist perspective and a discourse analytical approach. The empirical material consists of interviews with staff members, documents and photographs of the environment, taking both space and materiality into account. I conclude that the studied practice is mainly characterized by a tension between a caring discourse and a medical discourse.