Death and Dying : Life and Living

by Corr,Charles A.

• ISBN13: 9780495506461
• ISBN10: 049550646X
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-10
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Practical and inspiring, this best-selling book helps you learn to cope with encounters with death, dying, and bereavement. The authors integrate classical and contemporary material, present task-based approaches for individual and family coping, and include four substantial chapters devoted to death-related issues faced by children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. The text discusses a variety of cultural and religious perspectives that affect people’s understandings and practices associated with such encounters. The book also offers practical guidelines for constructive communication designed to encourage productive living in the face of death.

Table of Contents

Prologue: The Horse on the Dining-Room Table

Learning About Death, Dying, And Bereavement

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Death

Changing Encounters with Death

Changing Attitudes toward Death

Death--Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Differences and Death

Dying

Coping with Dying

Coping with Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping with Dying: How Communities Can Help

Bereavement

Coping with Loss and Grief

Coping with Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping with Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Developmental Perspectives

Children

Adolescents

Adults

The Elderly

Legal, Conceptual, And Moral Issues

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Intentionally Ending a Human Life

The Meaning of Place of Death in Life

New Challenges And Opportunities

HIV Infection and AIDS

Epilogue: Calendar Date Gives Mom Reason to Contemplate Life

Selected Literature for Children: Annotated Descriptions

Selected Literature for Adolescents: Annotated Descriptions

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