Death, society, and human experience / Robert Kastenbaum and Christopher M. Moreman.

By:

Kastenbaum, Robert [author.]

Contributor(s):

Moreman, Christopher M, 1974- [author.]

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781138292390 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781138292406 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Online version:: Death, society, and human experienceDDC classification:

306.9 K15 2018 23

LOC classification:

BF789.D4 K36 2018

Contents:

As we think about death -- What is death? -- Denial or adaptation: the death system -- Dying -- Hospice and palliative care -- End-of-life issues and decisions -- Suicide -- Violent death : murder, terrorism, genocide, disaster, and accident -- Euthanasia, assisted death, abortion, and the right to die -- Death in the world of childhood -- Bereavement, grief, and mourning -- The funeral process -- Do we survive death? -- How can we help? -- Good life, good death?

Summary: Providing an understanding of the relationship with death, both as an individual and as a member of society, this book is intended to contribute to your understanding of your relationship with death. Kastenbaum shows how individual and societal attitudes influence both how and when we die and how we live and deal with the knowledge of death and loss. Robert Kastenbaum is a renowned scholar who developed one of the world's first death education courses and introduced the first text for this market. This landmark text draws on contributions from the social and behavioral sciences as well as the humanities, such as history, religion, philosophy, literature, and the arts, to provide thorough coverage of understanding death and the dying process.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	College Library General Circulation Section	GC	GC 306.9 K15 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	HNU001308

Revised edition of Death, society, and human experience, c2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

As we think about death --
What is death? --
Denial or adaptation: the death system --
Dying --
Hospice and palliative care --
End-of-life issues and decisions --
Suicide --
Violent death : murder, terrorism, genocide, disaster, and accident --
Euthanasia, assisted death, abortion, and the right to die --
Death in the world of childhood --
Bereavement, grief, and mourning --
The funeral process --
Do we survive death? --
How can we help? --
Good life, good death?

Providing an understanding of the relationship with death, both as an individual and as a member of society, this book is intended to contribute to your understanding of your relationship with death. Kastenbaum shows how individual and societal attitudes influence both how and when we die and how we live and deal with the knowledge of death and loss. Robert Kastenbaum is a renowned scholar who developed one of the world's first death education courses and introduced the first text for this market. This landmark text draws on contributions from the social and behavioral sciences as well as the humanities, such as history, religion, philosophy, literature, and the arts, to provide thorough coverage of understanding death and the dying process.

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Text in English

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