A che punto siamo con la negazione della morte : il ruolo sociale delle cure palliative

This article presents an argument concerning the thesis of death denial, with the aim of foster-ing critical discourse regarding the contemporary care of terminally ill patients. The founda-tional premise rests upon the prevalent belief within modern Western society that death is ef-fectively denied through processes of medicalization and institutionalization. This discourse seeks to address several pertinent inquiries: Are there prevailing sociological theories within contemporary society that either support or oppose the concept of death denial? Furthermore, is the societal eradication of death denial an attainable or merely a contrived objective? Conse-quently, what perspective emerges regarding the societal and cultural eradication of death? This analysis will be developed through a structured discourse encompassing: 1) the challeng-es associated with death communication; 2) the medicalization of death; and 3) the societal seg-regation of the dying from society. [Publisher's text].