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Practical and inspiring, this respected book helps readers navigate encounters with death, dying, and bereavement. The authors integrate classical and contemporary material, present task-based approaches for individual and family coping, and include four substantial chapters devoted to death-related issues faced by children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. The text discusses a variety of cultural and religious perspectives that affect people's understanding and practices associated with such encounters, and offers practical guidelines for constructive communication designed to encourage productive living in the face of death.
Contents
Part I1. Education about Death, Dying, and Bereavement.Part II: DEATH.2. Changing Encounters with Death.3. Changing Attitudes toward Death.4. Death-Related Practices and the American Death System.5. Cultural Patterns and Death.Part III: DYING.6. Coping with Dying.7. Coping with Dying: How Individuals Can Help.8. Coping with Dying: How Communities Can Help.Part IV: BEREAVEMENT9. Coping with Loss and Grief.10. Coping with Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help.11. Coping with Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help.PART V: DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES.12. Children.13. Adolescents.14. Young and Middle-Aged Adults.15. Older Adults.Part VI: LEGAL, CONCEPTUAL, AND MORAL ISSUES. 16. Legal Issues.17. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior.18. Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Intentionally Ending Human Life.19. The Meaning and Place of Death in Life.Part VII: AN EXAMPLE OF A SPECIFIC DISEASE ENTITY. 20. Illustrating the themes of this book. Appendix A. Selected Literature for Children: Annotated Descriptions.Appendix B. Selected Literature for Adolescents: Annotated Descriptions.Appendix C. Activity and Memory Books for Young Readers: Annotated Descriptions.
