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Using a social-psychological approach, this edition remains solidly grounded in theory and research but places greater emphasis on the individual and copying with death and dying. These two well-known authors and researchers integrate stimulating personal accounts throughout the text, and apply concepts to specific examples that deal with cross-cultural perspectives and the practical matters of death and dying.

A multidisciplinary approach to a range of topics in social thanatology for undergraduate students, and students in professional courses in medicine, nursing, mortuary science, and pastoral counseling. Covers the social meaning of dying and death, understanding death attitudes, developmental perspectives on death, religion and attitudes, and the dying process. This third edition includes new material, boxed inserts illustrating issues in the text, chapter summaries, and discussion questions. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

This work approaches the subject of death and dying from a social-psychological perspective while examining the social meanings of dying and death. It addresses such issues as religion and death attitudes, the dying process, euthanasia, bereavement, burial practices, and death perceptions from childhood through older adulthood. This edition has been updated to include information and statistics on death etiology and life expectancy.

This work approaches the subject of death and dying from a social-psychological perspective while examining the social meanings of dying and death. It addresses such issues as religion and death attitudes, the dying process, euthanasia, bereavement, burial practices, and death perceptions from childhood through older adulthood. This edition has been updated to include information and statistics on death etiology and life expectancy.

Presents opposing viewpoints on various aspects of suicide, including individual rights, physician-assisted suicide, and prevention.

Provides access to articles selected from the public press. This book includes an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; a general introduction; overviews for each section; a topical index; and an instructor's resource guide with testing materials.

Provides access to articles selected from the public press. This book includes an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; a general introduction; overviews for each section; a topical index; and an instructor's resource guide with testing materials.