This book presents a sociological analysis of death and bereavement practices of American Indians with oral histories from select tribes describing their practices.
With a focus on clinical application, this text combines the knowledge and skills of counselling psychology with current theory and research in grief and bereavement. This edition is updated to address issues related to the developmental aspects of grief, including grief in children, grief as a lifespan concept, and grief in an aging demographic.
A spirited look at how funeral homes impacted American consumerism, the built environment, and national identities.
Funeral homes—those grand, aging mansions repurposed into spaces for embalming, merchandising, funeral services, and housing for the funeral director and their family—are immediately recognizable ......
Offers different and even competing perspectives on loss, grief and bereavement, which is essential given the complexities of the tragic human experience of perinatal, neonatal, and paediatric death. The Editors have selected an impressive array of contributors who have provided new theoretical approaches and explored extant concepts in new ways.
Planning for the End of Our Lives to Protect the People and Places We Lo
How do we align our end-of-life choices with our values? In a world experiencing a climate crisis and a culture that avoids discussions about death and dying, environmentalist and educator Mallory McDuff takes readers on a journey to discover new, sustainable practices around death and dying.
Owners of estates and titles in the peerages of England, Scotland and Ireland were more, rather than less, likely than ordinary people to experience dramatic and gruesome deaths and certainly more likely to have them recorded.
Outlines eight issues regarding end-of-life care as seen through the lens of the Catholic medical ethics tradition. This title looks at the distinction between ordinary and extraordinary means; the difference between killing and allowing to die; criteria of patient competence; what to do in the case of incompetent patients; and, more.
This work offers practitioners and researchers information on a range of instruments used to evaluate suicidal behaviours in children and adolescents. It describes conceptual, definitional and psychometric issues important in evaluating and comparing various assessment instruments.
lluminated by a profound yet humorous vision, Lifting the Taboo explores the specific relationship women of many colors, cultures, ages, and sexual orientations have to their own deaths, their attitudes towards loss, and their disposition to their role as primary care-givers to the dying. Specifically, the book weighs the implications of breast ......
