Dying, Death, and Bereavement / Fourth Edition - 4th - Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2001 - 398

A brief but comprehensive survey of research, writings, and professional practices concerned with death and dying. Preface, Introduction, Mortality and Thanatology, Causes and Circumstances of Death, Aging and Disease and Starvation, Accidental Death and Suicide, Homicide and War, Cultural Beliefs and Religion, Funeral Rituals and Religion, The Arts and Philosophy, Legal Practices and Issues, Human Development and Death, Children and Death, Death Attitudes and Fears and Beliefs of Adults, Dying and Surviving, The Process of Dying, Bereavement and Widowhood, Glossary, References, Author and Subject Index.

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