Description
For courses in death and dying in departs of sociology, social work and psychology.
This landmark text on the sociology of death and dying draws on contributions from the social and behavioral sciences as well as the humanities, such as history, religion, philosophy, literature, and the arts, to provide thorough coverage of understanding death and the dying process.
The text focuses on both individual and societal attitudes and how they influence both how and when we die and how we live and deal with the knowledge of death and loss. Robert Kastenbaum is a renowned scholar in the field who developed one of the world's first death education courses and introduced the first text for this market.
Table of Contents
IN THIS SECTION:
1. BRIEF
2. COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: As We Think About Death
Chapter 2: What is Death?
Chapter 3: The Death System
Chapter 4: Chapter Dying
Chapter 5: Hospice and Palliative Care
Chapter 6: End-of-Life Issues and Decisions
Chapter 7: Suicide
Chapter 8: Violent Death: Murder, Terrorism, Genocide, Disaster, and Accident
Chapter 9: Euthanasia, Assisted Death, Abortion, and the Right to Die
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: As We Think About Death
A History of Death?
Not Thinking About Death: A Failed Experiment
Your Self-Inventory of Attitudes, Beliefs, and Feelings
Some Answers — And The Questions They Raise
Man is Mortal: But What Does That Have To DO With Me?
Anxiety, Denial, and Acceptance: Three Core Concepts
Studies and Theories of Death Anxiety
Major Findings From Self-Reports of Death Anxiety
Theoretical Perspectives on Death Anxiety
Accepting and Denying Death
Chapter 2: What is Death?
Ideas About The Nature And Meaning Of Death
Death As Observed, Proclaimed, And Imagined
Biomedical Approaches To The Definition Of Death
Event Versus State
What Does Death Mean?
Interpretations Of The Death State
Conditions That Resemble Death
Death As A Person
Conditions That Death Resembles
The Undead
Death As An Agent Of Personal, Political, And Social
Chapter 3: The Death System
A World Without Death
Basic Characteristics Of The Death System
Components Of The Death System
Functions Of The Death System
Disasters And The Death System
How Our Death System Has Been Changing–And The “Deathniks” Who Are Making A Difference
Causes Of Death: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow
Basic Terms And Concepts
Chapter 4: Chapter Dying
The Moment Of Death: Is It Vanishing?
What Is Dying, And When Does It Begin?
Trajectories Of Dying: From Beginning To End
Guarded Feelings, Subtle Communications
Individuality And Universality In The Experience Of Dying
Theoretical Models Of The Dying Process
Chapter 5: Hospice and Palliative Care
Hospice: A New Flowering From Ancient Roots
Standards Of Care For The Terminally Ill
Hospice In Action
Relief Of Pain And Suffering
Hospice Access, Decision Making, And Challenges
Dame Cicely Saunder’s Reflections On Hospice
Chapter 6: End-of-Life Issues and Decisions
From Description To Decision Making
Who Should Participate In End-Of-Life Decisions?
The Living Will And Its Impact
Right-To-Die Decisions That We Can Make
A Right Not To Die? The Cryonics Alternative
Organ Donation
Funeral-Related Decisions
Chapter 7: Suicide
What Do The Statistics Tell Us?
Four Problem Areas
Some Cultural Meanings Of Suicide
A Powerful Sociological Theory Of Suicide
Some Individual Meanings Of Suicide
Facts And Myths About Suicide
Suicide Prevention
Emerging Issues And Challenges
Chapter 8: Violent Death: Murder, Terrorism, Genocide, Disaster, and Accident
Murder
Terrorism
9/11/01 And Its Consequences
Accident And Disaster
Chapter 9: Euthanasia, Assisted Death, Abortion, and the Right to Die
“I Swear By Appollo The Physician”: What Happened To The Hippocratic Oath?
Key Terms And Concepts
Our Changing Attitudes Toward A Right To Die
The Right-To-Die Dilemma: Case Examples
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