Human Growth and Development / Unit 17 HGD 2438 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Middle Knowledge
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The idea
Middle knowledge, Weisman's term from nineteen seventy-two, is holding denial and acceptance of death at the same time.
In practice
A man with terminal cancer planning his funeral while talking about next summer's fishing trip.
Where people slip
Such apparent contradiction is normal and shows why dying and grief resist neat stages.
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