Dying, Death, and Bereavement: Instructors

Death, Dying, and Bereavement, Fourth Edition is a brief but comprehensive interdisciplinary survey of research, writings, and professional practices concerned with death and dying. It is intended for courses on the topic but may also serve as a supplementary text in other subjects. The focus of the book is interdisciplinary and eclectic: medical, psychological, religious, philosophical, artistic, and demographic matters concerned with dying, death, bereavement, and widowhood are all considered, but with an emphasis on the psycho-logical aspects of death and dying. A variety of view-points and research findings on topics subsumed under "thanatology" receive thorough consideration in individual chapters.

The new edition features the most recent material on moral issues and court cases concerned with abortion and euthanasia, the widespread problem of AIDS and other deadly diseases, the tragedies occasioned by epidemics, starvation, and war, and the resumption of capital punishment in many states. The current edition also boasts a more multicultural flavor to re

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Mortality and Thanatology	p. 3
Denial and Acceptance of Death	p. 5
Definitions and Determination of Death	p. 7
Demography, Death Rate, and Life Expectancy	p. 13
Age and Other Individual Differences	p. 16
Public and Professional Interest in Thanatology	p. 27
Summary	p. 30
Questions and Activities	p. 33
Suggested Readings	p. 34
Causes and Circumstances of Death	p. 35
Aging, Disease, and Starvation	p. 37
Aging and Longevity	p. 38
Theories of Aging	p. 43
Fatal Diseases	p. 46
Epidemics and Starvation	p. 58
Summary	p. 62
Questions and Activities	p. 63
Suggested Readings	p. 64
Accidental Death and Suicide	p. 67
Accidental Death	p. 68
Suicide	p. 74
Summary	p. 88
Questions and Activities	p. 89
Suggested Readings	p. 90
Homicide and War	p. 93
Homicide: Meanings, Circumstances, and Causes	p. 94
Genocide, Assassination, and Terrorism	p. 108
War	p. 110
Summary	p. 117
Questions and Activities	p. 118
Suggested Readings	p. 120
Cultural Beliefs and Customs	p. 123
Funerary Rituals and Religion	p. 125
Traditional Funerary Rites and Customs	p. 127
Modern Funeral Practices	p. 141
Religious Beliefs	p. 146
Summary	p. 155
Questions and Activities	p. 157
Suggested Readings	p. 160
The Arts and Philosophy	p. 161
Death in the Nonverbal Arts	p. 163
Death in Literature	p. 169
Death in Philosophy	p. 176
Summary	p. 182
Questions and Activities	p. 183
Suggested Readings	p. 184
Legal Practices and Issues	p. 187
Cause of Death and Disposal of the Body	p. 189
Abortion	p. 194
Euthanasia and Natural Death	p. 196
Capital Punishment	p. 202
Wills, Taxes, and Insurance	p. 210
Summary	p. 216
Questions and Activities	p. 217
Suggested Readings	p. 219
Human Development and Death	p. 221
Children and Death	p. 223
Death in Childhood	p. 225
Children's Conceptions and Fears of Death	p. 228
Fatally Ill Children	p. 237
Death of a Parent	p. 242
Death Education	p. 244
Summary	p. 246
Questions and Activities	p. 248
Suggested Readings	p. 250
Death Attitudes, Fears, and Beliefs of Adults	p. 251
Attitudes Toward Death	p. 254
Fears of Death	p. 256
Religious Beliefs and Near-Death Experiences	p. 263
Summary	p. 269
Questions and Activities	p. 270
Suggested Readings	p. 272
Dying and Surviving	p. 273
The Process of Dying	p. 275
Timing and Sequence in Dying	p. 276
Hospital and Nursing Home Treatment	p. 283
Hospice Care	p. 290
Communicating With and Counseling the Dying	p. 294
Summary	p. 298
Questions and Activities	p. 299
Suggested Readings	p. 300
Bereavement and Widowhood	p. 301
Bereavement, Mourning, and Grief	p. 302
Effects of Bereavement on Illness and Mortality	p. 310
Bereavement Counseling and Therapy	p. 315
Widowhood	p. 319
Summary	p. 325
Questions and Activities	p. 327
Suggested Readings	p. 328
Representative List of Names and Addresses of Periodicals Concerned With Death and Dying	p. 329
Representative List of Names and Addresses of Organizations Concerned With Death and Dying	p. 333
Representative List of Books on Death and Dying for Children and Adolescents	p. 339
Questionnaires, Inventories, and Scales for Assessing Fears, Anxiety, and Attitudes Toward Death	p. 343
Test on Facts About Dying, Death, and Bereavement	p. 347
Glossary	p. 349
References	p. 363
Author Index	p. 389
Subject Index	p. 395
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