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Understanding Death and Dying
Encountering Death, Dying, and the Afterlife
August 2020 | 472 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Understanding Death and Dying teaches students about death, dying, bereavement, and afterlife beliefs by asking them to apply this content to their lives and to the world around them. Students see differing cultural experiences discussed in context with key theories and research. The text’s pedagogy delivers relevant multi- and cross-cultural applications and connections across topics. This helps students evaluate their personal assumptions and appreciate how the content applies to their own current and future roles as individuals, family members, work colleagues, and as part of a community. The text simultaneously challenges learners to consider their own perspectives and to think critically about the parallels between their own lives and different cultures.
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The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as SAGE Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides. Learn more.
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1: Attitudes Toward Death and Dying
Chapter 2: The Socialization of Death and Dying
Chapter 3: Historical and Cultural Perspectives on Death and Dying
Chapter 4: Death Systems
Chapter 5: Healthcare
Chapter 6: End-of-Life Decisions
Chapter 7: Views and Treatment of Life-Threatening Diseases
Chapter 8: Death Rituals and Final Act on Dead Bodies
Chapter 9: The Experience of Loss
Chapter 10: The Dying Experiences of Children and Adolescents
Chapter 11: The Dying Experiences of Adults
Chapter 12: Suicide
Chapter 13: Death Caused by Accidents, Violence, and Trauma
Chapter 14: Afterlife Beliefs
Chapter 15: The Way Forward
Glossary
References
Supplements
Instructor Resource Site
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edge.sagepub.com/eyetsemitan
Online resources included with this text
The online resources for your text are available via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site, which offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides.
“The text's benefits are the excellent discussion questions, the clarity of the text, and the real depth of consideration of psychological theory.”
Pace University
“I like that this text incorporates so many different perspectives and topics into each chapter. I imagine it would help meet my goals quite well.”
Marshall University
“For the topics it addresses, this is the most useful and comprehensive guide I have seen for giving practical information about death and dying...”
Boston College
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 1: Attitudes Toward Death and Dying
Chapter 2: The Socialization of Death and Dying