Rev. ed. of: Death and dying, life and living. 6th ed. c2009. Includes bibliographical references (partially annotated; p. 669-753) and indexes.
Contents:
The horse on the dining room table / Richard A. Kalish -- Learning about death, dying, and bereavement. Education about death, dying, and bereavement -- Death. Changing encounters with death -- Changing attitudes towards death -- Death related practices and the American death system -- Cultural patterns and death -- Dying. Coping with dying -- Coping with dying : how individuals can help -- Coping with dying : how communities can help -- Bereavement. Coping with loss and grief -- Coping with loss and grief : how individuals can help -- Coping with loss and grief : funeral practices and other ways communities can help -- Developmental perspectives. Children -- Adolescents -- Young and middle aged adults -- Older adults -- Legal, conceptual, and moral issues. Legal issues -- Suicide and life threatening behavior -- Assisted suicide and euthanasia : intentionally ending a human life -- The meaning and place of death of life -- An example of a specific disease entity. Illustrating the themes of this book : Alzheimer's disease -- Epilogue: Calendar date gives Mom reason to contemplate life / Elizabeth Vega-Fowler.
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