Death, Society and Human Experience (1-download)Routledge, 22 juil. 2015 - 528 pages Providing an understanding of the relationship with death, both as an individual and as a member of society. This book is intended to contribute to your understanding of your relationship with death, both as an individual and as a member of society. Kastenbaum shows how individual and societal attitudes influence both how and when we die and how we live and deal with the knowledge of death and loss. Robert Kastenbaum is a renowned scholar who developed one of the world's first death education courses and introduced the first text for this market. This landmark text draws on contributions from the social and behavioral sciences as well as the humanities, such as history, religion, philosophy, literature, and the arts, to provide thorough coverage of understanding death and the dying process. Learning Goals |
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... Life-or-Death Emergencies 120 Guarded Feelings, Subtle Communications 121 Difficulties in Communication 121 Doctor ... End-of-Life Care 136 Summary 137 References 138 Glossary 140 HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE 143 Hospice: A New Flowering ...
... End-of-Life Decisions 185 Summary 186 References 187 Glossary 188 SUICIDE 191 What Do the Statistics Tell Us? 194 Suicide Patterns in the United States 195 Basic Facts 195 A Geography of Suicide 196 What About Suicide Attempts? 196 The ...
... LIFE, GOOD DEATH? 479 Three Paths to Death 482 A Father Dies: A Mission Begins 484 A Shift in the Meaning of Life and Death? 484 Lulling to Sleep (or Death?) 485 From Good Death to End-of-Life Care 486 Are We Live or On Tape? The Life ...
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Table des matières
1 As We Think about Death | 3 |
2 What is Death? | 35 |
3 The Death System | 69 |
4 Dying | 107 |
5 Hospice and Palliative Care | 143 |
6 EndofLife Issues and Decisions | 169 |
7 Suicide | 191 |
Murder Terrorism Genocide Disaster and Accident | 231 |
10 Death in the World of Childhood | 301 |
11 Bereavement Grief and Mourning | 339 |
12 The Funeral Process | 379 |
13 Do We Survive Death? | 421 |
14 How Can We Help? | 459 |
15 Good Life Good Death? | 479 |
Photo Credits | 502 |
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