Dying, Death, and Grief in an Online Universe

Part 1: The Communication Technology Revolution and Implications for Thanatology Chapter 1: Thanatechnology as a Conduit for Living, Dying, and Grieving in Contemporary Society Chapter 2: Demographic and Geographic Factors Impacting the use of Technology as a Resource Part II: Building Online Communities of Support Chapter 3: Social Networking Sites as Communities of Support Chapter 4: The Special Case of Youth Chapter 5: Blogging: New Age Narratives of Dying and Grief Chapter 6: Internet Communities of Bereavement: Online Support Groups Chapter 7: Therapeutic Support through Online Counseling Chapter 8: In Cyberspace, There's No Such Thing as Disenfranchised Grief Chapter 9: Virtual Funerals and Memorialization Part III: Thanatechnology as a Tool for Information and Learning Chapter 10: Informational Support Online Chapter 11: Open to Hope: An Online Thanatology Resource Center Part IV: Death Education Chapter 12: Creating and Maintaining Safety in the Cyberclassroom Chapter 13: Thanatology Research Part V: Thanatechnology: Responsibly Looking Forward Chapter 14: The Ethics of Thanatechnology Chapter 15: Dying, Death, Grief, Solace, and Commemoration: What's now, what's next? APPENDICES: information literacy guidelines, including basic criteria for selecting reliable sources; access to web-based resource