Death, Dying and Bereavement (4 Volumes): Major Themes in Health and Social Welfare

ISBN-13: 9780415369145 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 1856 str.

Ed. Kenneth J. Doka

Opis

The study of death and dying truly crosses disciplinary boundaries. Scholars in the field represent a wide spectrum of disciplines in medicine, nursing, social work, sociology, psychology, philosophy, health education and the humanities. The volumes in this collection therefore take a broad and interdisciplinary approach and cover a wide range of materials, including classic studies that have helped frame the field, significant research that has influenced the development of the field, and current cutting-edge material. Moreover, the work brings together theory, research and clinical practice.

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Volume I: The Human Encounter with Death  Part 1: The Death System  Part 2: Death—Historical Perspectives  Part 3: Death in Philosophy and Religion  Part 4: Death in Music, Art and Literature  Part 5: The Emergence of Death Studies  Volume II: Developmental Perspectives  Part 1: Children’s Understanding of Death  Part 2: Adolescent Experiences with Death  Part 3: Adult Perspectives on Death  Part 4: Death in Later Life  Volume III: Illness, Dying and Death  Part 1: Coping with Life-Threatening Illness and Death  Part 2: Care of the Dying: Hospice and Palliative Care as International Social Movements, Ethics of Assisted Suicide  Part 3: Modes of Death  Part 4: Care for the Caregivers  Volume IV: Loss and Grief  Part 1: Funerals, Memorials and Rituals  Part 2: Understanding Grief and Loss—Early Perspectives  Part 3: Challenging the Paradigm—New Understandings of Grief