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Death, society, and human experience / Robert J. Kastenbaum.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1998.Edition: 6th edDescription: xvii, 441 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0205264778 (pbk.)
ISSN:
  • 9780205264773
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF789.D4 K15
Contents:
1.As We Think about Death. 2.What Is Death? What Does Death Mean? 3.The Death System. 4.Causes of Death: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. 5.Dying. 6.The Hospice Approach to Terminal Care. 7.AIDS: Living in the Valley of the Shadow. 8.Suicide. 9.Violent Death: Murder, War, Terrorism, Disaster, and Accident. 10.Assisted Death and the Right to Die. 11.Death in the World of Childhood. 12.Bereavement, Grief, and Mourning. 13.The Funeral Process. 14.Do We Survive Death? 15.How Can We Help? Appendix: Selected Learning Resources. Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index

1.As We Think about Death.
2.What Is Death? What Does Death Mean?
3.The Death System.
4.Causes of Death: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.
5.Dying.
6.The Hospice Approach to Terminal Care.
7.AIDS: Living in the Valley of the Shadow.
8.Suicide.
9.Violent Death: Murder, War, Terrorism, Disaster, and Accident. 10.Assisted Death and the Right to Die.
11.Death in the World of Childhood.
12.Bereavement, Grief, and Mourning.
13.The Funeral Process.
14.Do We Survive Death?
15.How Can We Help? Appendix: Selected Learning Resources. Index.

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