ABSTRACT
Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society is an authoritative guide to the study of and work with major themes in bereavement. Its chapters synthesize the best of research-based conceptualization and clinical wisdom across 30 of the most important topics in the field. The volume’s contributors come from around the world, and their work reflects a level of cultural awareness of the diversity and universality of bereavement and its challenges that has rarely been approximated by other volumes. This is a readable, engaging, and comprehensive book that will share the most important scientific and applied work on the contemporary scene with a broad international audience, and as such, it will be an essential addition to anyone with a serious interest in death, dying, and bereavement.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section |71 pages
Current Conceptualizations of the Grief Response
chapter |13 pages
Attachment and Coping with Bereavement
chapter |10 pages
The Two-Track Model of Bereavement
section |57 pages
Contexts of Grieving
chapter |19 pages
Bridging the Gap
part |109 pages
Challenges in Bereavement
chapter |13 pages
Grief in the Midst of Ambiguity and Uncertainty
section |38 pages
Specific Populations
chapter |12 pages
Traumatic Death in the United States Military
section |53 pages
Specialized Therapeutic Modalities
section |62 pages
Grief in a Global Perspective
chapter |9 pages
Religion and Spirituality in Adjusting to Bereavement
chapter |13 pages
“The Remedy is Not Working”
section |18 pages
Conclusion