Dying, Death, and Bereavement

ISBN-13: 9780805835038 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 408 str.

Lewis R. Aiken

Opis

This volume was designed to fill what the author perceived to be a need for a compact but comprehensive interdisciplinary survey of research, writings and professional practices concerned with death and dying. The focus is interdisciplinary and eclectic - medical, psychological, religious, philosophical, artistic, and demographic matters concerned with dying, death, bereavement and widowhood are all considered. Because the author is a psychologist, the psychological aspects of death and dying are emphasized. Therefore, a variety of viewpoints and research findings on topics subsumed under thanatology receive thorough consideration in individual chapters.

Recenzje

"...a well-established reputation as a classic textbook for the study of dying, death, and bereavement. This reputation continues in this fourth edition. It will also serve well as an ongoing reference guide for professional use....It is packed with information."
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Spis treści

Contents: Preface. Part I: Introduction. Mortality and Thanatology. Part II: Causes and Circumstances of Death. Aging, Disease, and Starvation. Accidental Death and Suicide. Homicide and War. Part III: Cultural Beliefs and Customs. Funerary Rituals and Religion. The Arts and Philosophy. Legal Practices and Issues. Part IV: Human Development and Death. Children and Death. Death Attitudes, Fears, and Beliefs in Adults. Part V: Dying and Surviving. The Process of Dying. Bereavement and Widowhood. Appendices: Representative List of Names and Addresses of Periodicals Concerned With Death and Dying. Representative List of Names and Addresses of Organizations Concerned With Death and Dying. Representative List of Books on Death and Dying for Children and Adolescents. Questionnaires, Inventories, and Scales for Assessing Fears, Anxiety, and Attitudes Toward Death. Test on Facts About Dying, Death, and Bereavement.

O autorze

Aiken, Lewis R.