The A–Z of Death and Dying: Social, Medical, and Cultural Aspects
Editat de Michael John Brennanen Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 feb 2014 – vârsta până la 17 ani
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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
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.
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.