Death and dying, life and living
By: Charles A. Corr, Clyde M. Nabe, Donna M. Corr.
Contributors: Nabe, Clyde, 1940-.; Corr, Donna M.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Wadsworth
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Australia; Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 661
Subjects: Death -- Psychological aspects.; Bereavement -- Psychological aspects.; Death.; Grief.; Care of the sick.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 571-636) and indexes.
Table of contents: value: Ch. 1. Education about death, dying, and bereavement; value: Ch. 2. Changing encounters with death; value: Ch. 3. Changing attitudes toward death; value: Ch. 4. The contemporary american death system; value: Ch. 5. Cultural differences and death; value: Ch. 6. Coping with dying; value: Ch. 7. Helping persons who are coping with dying; value: Ch. 8. Hospice principles and caring for persons who are coping with dying; value: Ch. 9. Coping with loss and grief; value: Ch. 10. Helping those who are coping with loss and grief; value: Ch. 11. Funeral practices and other memorial rituals; value: Ch. 12. Children; value: Ch. 13. Adolescents; value: Ch. 14. Adults; value: Ch. 15. The elderly; value: Ch. 16. Legal issues; value: Ch. 17. Suicide and life-threatening behavior; value: Ch. 18. Assisted suicide and euthanasia: intentionally ending a human life; value: Ch. 19. The meaning and place of death in life; value: Ch. 20. HIV infection and AIDS.