http://www.sociologypress.com/books/interest/awareness_of_dying.htm This is the first grounded theory book, now pub­lished in four languages. Its resounding suc­cess led to the seminal codification of classic grounded theory method­ology, in "Discovery of Grounded Theory”. At the time of the study, American physi­cians were quite reluctant to disclose impending death to their patients. The book addresses the social psychological problems of dying in hospitals when the patient knows and does not know, with varying degrees between, that he/she is dying. It focuses on the effects of interaction and tactics used by nurses in care of the dying patient within different awareness contests. CONTENT Part 1 Introduction 1 The problem of awareness of dying 2 Expectations of death: A problem in social definition Part II Types of Awareness Contexts 3 Closed awareness 4 Suspicion awareness: The contest for control 5 The ritual drama of mutual pretence 6 The ambiguities of open awareness 7 Discounting awareness Part III Problems of Awareness 8 Direct disclosure of terminality 9 The unaware family 10 The aware family 11 “Nothing more to do”: The problem of no recovery 12 “Nothing more to do”: The problem of comfort 13 Awareness and the nurse’s composure Part IV Conclusions 14 The practical use of awareness theory 15 Awareness and the study of social interaction Appendix Methods of Collection and Analysis