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In this introductory text on thanatology, Alan Kemp continues to take on the central question of mortality: the centrality of death coupled with the denial of death in the human experience. Drawing from the work of Ernest Becker, Death, Dying, and Bereavement in a Changing World…
"The Handbook of Thanatology is the most authoritative volume in the field, providing a single source of up-to-date scholarship, research, and practice implications. The handbook is the recommended resource for preparation for the prestigious certificate in thanatology (CT) and …
"If ever there was an area requiring that the research-practice gap be bridged, surely it occurs where thanatologists engage with people dealing with human mortality and loss. The field of thanatology - the study of death and dying - is a complex, multidisciplinary area that enc…
"How do the living maintain relations to the dead? Why do we bury people when they die? And what is at stake when we do? In The Dominion of the Dead, Robert Pogue Harrison considers the supreme importance of these questions to Western civilization, exploring the many places wher…
"How do the living maintain relations to the dead? Why do we bury people when they die? And what is at stake when we do? In The Dominion of the Dead, Robert Pogue Harrison considers the supreme importance of these questions to Western civilization, exploring the many places wher…
Demonstrates how an unconscious fear of death motivates nearly all human goals, behaviors, and cultures, examining the role of mortality awareness in prompting social unrest and war.
Demonstrates how an unconscious fear of death motivates nearly all human goals, behaviors, and cultures, examining the role of mortality awareness in prompting social unrest and war.
"Since 1987, Joy Ufeme has written her popular column, "Insights on Death & Dying, " for Nursing journal. Now, collected here are Joy's favorite firsthand accounts of how she helped patients, families, and coworkers through some of the most stressful times in their lives." "Apar…
Insights on death & dying
by Ovid Technologies, Inc, Ufema, Joy
fromLWW medical book collection
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Type: Book
"Since 1987, Joy Ufeme has written her popular column, "Insights on Death & Dying," for Nursing journal. Now, collected here are Joy's favorite firsthand accounts of how she helped patients, families, and coworkers through some of the most stressful times in their lives." "Apart…