Death and Dying Life and Living

Name: Death and Dying Life and Living
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ISBN: 9780495506461

ISBN-10: 049550646X

ISBN-13: 9780495506461

Edition: 6th 2009

Authors: Charles A. Corr, Clyde Nabe, Donna M. Corr

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Practical and inspiring, this best-selling book helps you learn to cope with encounters with death, dying, and bereavement. The authors integrate classical and contemporary material, present task-based approaches for individual and family coping, and include four substantial chapters devoted to death-related issues faced by children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. The text discusses a variety of cultural and religious perspectives that affect peoples understandings and practices associated with such encounters. The book also offers practical guidelines for constructive communication designed to encourage productive living in the face of death.

Book details

List price: $193.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 4/10/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 744
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English



Prologue: The Horse on the Dining-Room Table



Learning About Death, Dying, And Bereavement



Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement



Death



Changing Encounters with Death



Changing Attitudes toward Death



Death--Related Practices and the American Death System



Cultural Differences and Death



Dying



Coping with Dying



Coping with Dying: How Individuals Can Help



Coping with Dying: How Communities Can Help



Bereavement



Coping with Loss and Grief



Coping with Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help



Coping with Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help



Developmental Perspectives



Children



Adolescents



Adults



The Elderly



Legal, Conceptual, And Moral Issues



Legal Issues



Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior



Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Intentionally Ending a Human Life



The Meaning of Place of Death in Life



New Challenges And Opportunities



HIV Infection and AIDS


Epilogue: Calendar Date Gives Mom Reason to Contemplate Life



Selected Literature for Children: Annotated Descriptions



Selected Literature for Adolescents: Annotated Descriptions