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| The American Way of Dying and Death | |
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| Technology and Death Policy: Redefining Death | |
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| British political scientist Robert Blank analyzes the policy issues surrounding the definition of death within the context of technological and social changes | |
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| The Unsettled Question of Brain Death | |
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| The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 22, 2002 | |
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| The author examines the issue of brain death and the removal of organs for transplant purposes from the point of view of various cultures including Canada, the United States, and Japan | |
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| Anatomy Lessons, A Vanishing Rite for Young Doctors | |
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| The New York Times, March 23, 2004 | |
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| The issue of continuing to use human cadavers in medical school gross anatomy laboratories is being questioned | |
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| Could computers be the replacement of cadavers? | |
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| In Science’s Name, Lucrative Trade in Body Parts | |
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| The New York Times, March 12, 2004 | |
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| The human body parts business is a rather lucrative endeavor in the twenty-first century | |
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| This article explains how "corpses are a precious raw material in a little known profit-making industry." | |
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| Deaths Go Unexamined and the Living Pay the Price | |
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| The New York Times, March 2, 2004 | |
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| Autopsies are a way that the dead can assist the living—learning from mistakes disclosed from an autopsy | |
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| Yet, there is a decline in autopsies today | |
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| This article gives information on why autopsies are important for hospitals as well as the general public | |
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| Developmental Aspects of Dying and Death | |
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| Teaching End-of-Life Issues: Current Status in United Kingdom and United States Medical Schools | |
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| American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care, May/June 2002 | |
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| Medical schools in the United States and United Kingdom are gradually integrating end-of-life issues into their curricula | |
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| Overall, the United Kingdom appears to provide more exposure regarding hospice involvement and palliative care | |
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| Communication Among Children, Parents, and Funeral Directors | |
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| Loss, Grief and Care, Haworth Press, Inc., 1988 | |
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| Daniel Schaefer, a funeral director, encourages parents to talk to children about death | |
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| He discusses children’s reactions to death and how to prepare children for attending funerals | |
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| Children, Death, and Fairy Tales | |
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| Omega, Volume 31, Number 2, 1995 | |
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| This article examines the evolution and transformation of themes relating to dying and death in children’s literature, using the classic fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood” to draw trends together | |
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| Terrorism, Trauma, and Children: What Can We Do | |
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| Healing, Spring 2002 Children’s reactions to terrorism, war, anthrax, and the perceived loss of safety and protection are discussed | |
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| gives advice about talking to children about terrorism, trauma, and war and what children can do about their fears | |
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| Helping Teenagers Cope With Grief | |
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| Hospicenet.org, 2003 | |
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| Practical suggestions are given for understanding and relating to adolescents in times of death, including signs that a teenager may need help, the adult& | |