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Death, society, and human experience
Robert J. Kastenbaum
Publisher: Boston : Allyn and Bacon, [2000]
ISBN: 020531936X   DDC: 306.9   LCC: BF789  

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. As we think about death -- Ch. 2. What is death? -- Ch. 3. The
death system -- Ch. 4. Dying -- Ch. 5. The hospice approach to
terminal care -- Ch. 6. End-of-life issues and decisions -- Ch. 7.
Suicide -- Ch. 8. Violent death: murder, terrorism, disaster, and
accident -- Ch. 9. Euthanasia, assisted death, and the right to die
-- Ch. 10. Death in the world of childhood -- Ch. 11. Bereavement,
grief, and mourning -- Ch. 12. The funeral process -- Ch. 13. Do we
survive death? -- Ch. 14. How can we help? -- Ch. 15. Good life, good
death?

Classification:

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Dewey Class: 306.9 -- Culture & institutions
LCC Number: BF789

Book Details:

Language: eng
Physical Description: xvii, 489 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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Libraries this book has an entry in:

•  University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (last modified on 09/07/2009)
•  Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO) (last modified on 09/28/2008)
•  Radford University (last modified on 11/13/2006)
•  University of New Orleans (last modified on 06/27/2005)

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