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Understanding dying, death, and bereavement / Michael R. Leming, St. Olaf College, George E. Dickinson, College of Charleston, authors.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Boston, MA, USA : Cengage, Cengage Learning, [2020]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Ninth editionDescription: xx, 492 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780357045084
Other title:
  • Understanding dying, death & bereavement [Cover title]
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Understanding dying, death, and bereavement.DDC classification:
  • 306.9 L54 23 2020
LOC classification:
  • HQ1073.5.U6 L45 2020
Contents:
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
Review: 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.
Holdings
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Books Books College Library General Circulation Section GC GC 306.9 L54 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available HNU004720

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.

CAS General Education Curriculum (GEC)

In English

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