| Description |
xxiv, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Springer series on death and suicide |
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Springer series on death and suicide.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Robert Kastenbaum -- Pt. I. Individual/Personal Issues. 1. Patient Preference for Place of Death: A Qualitative Approach / Judith C. Hays, Deborah T. Gold and Elizabeth P. Flint / [et al.]. 2. Age Cohort Differences in Perceptions of Funerals / Bert Hayslip, Jr., Heather L. Servaty and Charles A. Guarnaccia. 3. Grief and the Self-Concept / Helena Znaniecka Lopata. 4. Facilitating Perceived Control in the Dying Process / Tracy Schroepfer. 5. Living with Dignity and Palliative Counseling / Paul T. P. Wong and Catherine Stiller -- Pt. II. Interpersonal/Microsystem Issues. 6. The Impact of Bereavement on Families / Robert O. Hansson, Nelly A. Vanzetti and Sharon K. Fairchild / [et al.]. 7. Recovery from the Perspective of the Bereaved: Personal Assessments and Sources of Distress and Support / Darrin R. Lehman, Camille B. Wortman and Michelle Haring / [et al.]. 8. Grandparent Participation in Times of Family Bereavement / Diana L. White. 9. Animals as Neglected Members of the Family in Studies of Death and Dying / Jeffrey D. Brooks and Cheryl Martinez -- Pt. III. Social/Exosystem Issues. 10. Effective Communication of the Long-Term Care Resident's Life-Prolonging Treatment Wishes: A Systemic Perspective / Sarah Shidler. 11. Physician Communication with Seriously Ill Cancer Patients: Results of a Survey of Physicians / Stan A. Kaplowitz, Janet R. Osuch and Deborah Safron / [et al.]. 12. The Communication Apprehension Regarding the Dying Scale: A Factor Analytic Study / Heather L. Servaty and Bert Hayslip, Jr. 13. Helping Families Understand Final Arrangement Options and Costs / Mercedes Bern-Klug, David J. Ekerdt and Mitsuko Nakashima -- Pt. IV. Cultural and Institutional/Macrosystem Issues. 14. The Changing Demography of Death in the United States: Implications for Human Service Workers / Mercedes Bern-Klug and Rosemary Chapin. 15. Physician-Assisted Suicide: Policy Dilemmas / Anthony Lenzer. 16. The Sociocultural Meaning of Dying with Dignity: An Exploratory Study of the Perceptions of a Group of Asian Indian Elderly Persons / Prem S. Fry. 17. Death Education in Churches and Temples: Engaging Religious Leaders in the Development of Educational Strategies / Kathryn L. Braun and Reiko Kayashima. 18. Tangible Sorrow, Virtual Tributes: Cemeteries in Cyberspace / Pamela Roberts -- Epilogue: Common Themes and Future Directions / Brian de Vries |
| Summary |
The complexity of life is mirrored in, and elaborated by, the complexity of dying, death, and bereavement - perhaps not surprising if one views life and death as complementary processes, omnipresent and opposing sides of the same construct. Evidence of this complexity is readily apparent in the burgeoning discourse surrounding end of life issues |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Bereavement.
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Death -- Psychological aspects.
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Death -- Social aspects.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies.
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Mourning customs.
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Terminally ill.
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Attitude to Death.
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Thanatology.
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Bereavement.
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Death.
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Attitude to Death.
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Bereavement.
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Death.
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Thanatology.
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| Author |
De Vries, B. (Brian)
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| LC no. |
99014662 |
| ISBN |
0826112609 |
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