ABSTRACT
A comprehensive book of readings for courses on death and dying at the college or university level. It contains material by such leaders in the field as: Colin Murray Parkes, MD, John Hinton, MD, Kenneth Doka, PhD, Ira R Byock, MD, Ronald K Barrett, PhD, Robert G Stevenson, EdD, Judith M Stillion, PhD.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|156 pages
Introduction: North American Death Attitudes
part II|74 pages
Introduction: The Care of the Terminally Ill
part III|120 pages
Introduction: Bereavement
chapter Chapter 17|19 pages
Funerals and Funeral Directors: Rituals and Resources for Grief Management
part IV|63 pages
Introduction: Children and Death
part V|89 pages
Introduction: Questions of Values
part VI|58 pages
Introduction: Suicide
