Dancing with Broken Bones Poverty, Race, and Spirit-filled Dying in the Inner City

by Moller, David Wendell

• ISBN13: 9780199760138
• ISBN10: 0199760136
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780199938377
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-13
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Dancing with Broken Bones gives voice and face to a vulnerable and disempowered population whose stories often remain untold: the urban dying poor. Drawing on complex issues surrounding poverty, class, and race, Moller illuminates the unique sufferings that often remain unknown and hiddenwithin a culture of broad invisibility. He demonstrates how a complex array of factors, such as mistrust of physicians, regrettable indignities in care, and inadequate communication among providers, patients, and families, shape the experience of the dying poor in the inner city. This book challenges readers to look at reality in a different way. Demystifying stereotypes that surround poverty, Moller illuminates how faith, remarkable optimism, and an unassailable spirit provide strength and courage to the dying poor. Dancing with Broken Bones serves as a rallying call forcompassionate individuals everywhere to understand and respond to the needs of the especially vulnerable, yet inspiring, people who comprise the world of the inner city dying poor.