Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-460) and index.

Chapter 1: Studying Dying, Death and Bereavement
Chapter 2: The American Experience of Death
Chapter 3: Growing Up with Death/Growing Old with Death
Chapter 4: Perspectives on Death and Life After Death
Chapter 5: The Dying Process
Chapter 6: Living with Dying
Chapter 7: Dying in the American Health Care System
Chapter 8: Biomedical Issues and Euthanasia
Chapter 9: Suicide and Other Sudden, Unnatural Traumatic Deaths
Chapter 10: Diversity in Death Rituals
Chapter 11: The Business of Dying
Chapter 12: The Legal Aspects of Dying
Chapter 13: Coping with Loss
Chatepr 14: Grieving Throughout the Life Cycle
References
Glossary
Index

Using a social-psychological approach, the new edition of this book remains solidly grounded in current research and theory as it offers you unrivaled insight into practices and customs from a variety of cultures. Drawing from their decades of experience as teachers and researchers, the authors integrate stimulating personal accounts with essential information to help you examine your own feelings about -- as well as cope with -- death and grieving. Numerous examples illustrate cross-cultural perspectives and the practical matters of death and dying. In addition, the new MindTap digital platform offers video resources, fieldwork style exercises and on-the-go study tools that help propel you toward course success.

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