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The A–Z of Death and Dying: Social, Medical, and Cultural Aspects

Editat de Michael John Brennan
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 feb 2014 – vârsta până la 17 ani
This engaging and informative resource provides readers with an understanding of the social, cultural, and historical influences that shape our encounters with death, dying, and bereavement-a universal experience across humanity.Written in an engaging and accessible style by leading international scholars and practitioners from within the field of death and bereavement studies, this book will have broad appeal, providing in a single volume insights from some of the key thinkers within the interdisciplinary field of death, dying, and bereavement. Its approximately 200 entries will serve as useful starting points for those new to the topic and will be informative to those already acquainted with some of the core concepts and ideas within this burgeoning field of inquiry. This encyclopedia will serve as an essential resource for high school and undergraduate students, those engaged in independent research, and professionals whose work involves caring for the dead, dying, and bereaved. It will also be of great interest to general readers intrigued by the social, medical, and cultural dimensions to human mortality. Underscored by the inescapable biological certainties that affect us all, The A-Z of Death and Dying offers a highly relevant examination of the social and historical variation in the rituals, practices, and beliefs surrounding the end of life.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781440803437
ISBN-10: 1440803439
Pagini: 464
Ilustrații: 50 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 33 mm
Greutate: 1.13 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Addresses a wide range of topics of both contemporary and historical interest, including memorial tattoos, Facebook grieving, and so-called "dark tourism," which reflect shifting attitudes and practices surrounding end-of-life issues

Notă biografică

Michael Brennan, PhD, is associate professor of sociology and director of the Center for Death Education and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Cuprins

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe ContributorsEntries A-ZAbortionAccidental DeathActive DyingADEC (Association for Death Education and Counseling)AdolescentsAdvance DirectivesAfrican AmericansAfterlife BeliefsAgingAlcoholAlzheimer's DiseaseAmerican IndiansAncestor WorshipAngelsAnimismAnthropologyApocalypseArchaeologyAriès, PhilippeArs MoriendiArt and LiteratureAssassinationAutoerotic AsphyxiaAutopsyAwareness ContextsBansheesBereavementBioethicsBody DisposalBody Worlds ExhibitionBuddhismBurialCadaversCancerCannibalismCapital PunishmentCardiovascular DiseaseCatholicismCause of DeathCemeteriesCharnel HousesChildrenChristianityCloningCondolence (and Condolence Books)ConfucianismContinuing BondsCoroner/Medical ExaminerCremainsCremationCryonicsCultsCursesCyberspaceDance of DeathDark TourismDatabasesDay of the DeadDeath AnxietyDeath Awareness MovementDeath CertificationDeath DenialDeath EducationDeath MaskDeath NotificationDeath ObsessionDeathbed SceneDefinitions of DeathDevilDignitasDisastersDiseaseDomestic ViolenceDrugsDying TrajectoryEating DisordersElegyEmbalmingEpidemics and PlaguesEpidemiologyEpitaphsEstatesEulogyEuphemismsEuthanasiaExhumationExistentialismFacebookFamilicideFamineForensic ScienceFreud, SigmundFuneral DirectorFuneral IndustryFuneralsGenderGenocideGhostsGood DeathGrave RobbingGreen BurialsGriefGrief CounselingHealth PromotionHearseHeavenHellHinduismHIV/AIDSHolocaustHomicideHonor KillingsHospice MovementHumorImages of DeathImmortalityInfant MortalityInfanticideInformed ConsentIslamJihadJudaismKevorkian, JackKübler-Ross, ElisabethLife ExpectancyLife Support TherapiesMake-A-Wish FoundationMartyrsMedia and DeathMedicalizationMegadeathMemento MoriMemorial DayMemorial TattoosMemorials and MemorializationMonumentsMortality RatesMortuary ScienceMourningNear-Death ExperiencesNear-to-Death ExperiencesNecrophiliaObituaryOrgan Donation/TransplantationOscar the CatPalliative CarePerinatal DeathPetsPhilosophyPhotographyPhysician-Assisted SuicidePopular CultureProtestantismPsychologyPublic DyingPublic MourningPurgatoryReincarnationReligionRight-to-Die MovementRigor MortisSchool ShootingsSex and DeathSocial ClassSocial DeathSociologySpiritualitySpontaneous Shrines/Roadside MemorialsSudden Infant Death SyndromeSuicideSuicide Prevention and PostventionSuperstitionsTabooTaxidermyTerminal Illness and CareTerror Management TheoryTerrorismThanatologyTobaccoTombs/MausoleumsTotemismValhallaVampiresVideo GamesWakes/VisitationWarZombiesIndexAbout the Editor

Recenzii

[T]he new and updated information and reasonable price of this work make it a worthwhile purchase for academic, public, and workplace libraries.
This valuable publication could serve as an update to the comparable Encyclopedia of Death and Dying . . . easy to read and understand. . . . Professionals in the health care field may want to recommend this publication to patients who are looking for topical overviews. It will be a good purchase for academic and public libraries. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; general readers.