In this thoroughly revised third edition of Death &amp; Identity, a book that, since its first edition in 1965, has become widely known as a classic in the field of death studies and sociology editors Robert Fulton and Robert Bendiksen offer an important collection of essays on death, grief and bereavement. Written by a distinguished group of international scholars and practitioners who approach the subject of death in modern society from a multidisciplinary perspective while emphasizing a sociological outlook, this book integrates the best of the wide body of important literature, research and public policy issues that relates to death. One of the most fascinating compendiums on the study of death in decades, Death &amp; Identity is necessary reading for those interested in the study of life and death. Adding thought-provoking introductions to each section of new and classic studies and articles, Fulton and Bendiksen skillfully weave together social structures, behavioral processes and disparate views of death in a way that will help the reader better comprehend the issues and problems that death engenders in modern society. The theoretical discussions as well as the research reports in this book share the common goal of illuminating the problems that death poses to both society and the individual. Readers will gain a greater understanding of the unique, yet ubiquitous, place that death occupies in human life. This latest edition of Death &amp; Identity will serve as a stimulus for the continued study of this ever-challenging subject. CONTENTS Part I: Perspectives on Death Introduction 1. Death in Contemporary American Society - Robert Fulton, PhD 2. Conceptual Approaches to the Study of Death - Kathy Charmaz, PhD 3. Death in the Western World - Talcott Parsons, PhD 4. The Sociology of Death: A Historical Overview - Greg Owen, PhD, et al. Part II: Grief and the Process of Mourning 5. The Mourning of Children - John Bowlby, MD 6. Grief and Mourning - John S. Stephenson, PhD 7. Is Grief Universal? Cultural Variations - Wolfgang Stroebe, PhD Part 3: Bereavement and the Response to Death 8. Death at a Distance: A Study of Family Bereavement - Greg Owen, PhD, et al. 9. Religion and Bereavement: A Conceptual Framework - Robert Wuthnow, PhD., et al. 10. Business Temporal Norms and Bereavement Behavior - Lois Pratt, PhD 11. The Funeral in Contemporary Society - Robert Fulton, PhD Part 4: Public Policies and Private Decisions 12. A Sociological Perspective in Medical Ethical Decision-making - Bernard J. Hammes, PhD 13. Death-Related Issues in Biomedicine: Euthanasia and AIDS - Robert H. Blank, PhD 14. The Hospice in the Context of an Aging Society - Judith A. Levy, PhD 15. AIDS: A Sociological Response - Robert Fulton, PhD 16. Social Policy Assumptions and Principles on Terminal Care - International Work Group on Death Bibliography Index

Death and Identity

Parenting & Relationships

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Editor Florence Selder and her team decided to write a book to help people learn how to pull their lives together after suffering a terrible loss. When they began researching the literature, they found mostly theoretical discussions of loss that were sorely lacking in accounts from people who had actually had first-hand experience with severe loss. To fill this void, to offer a penetrating look at the different ways that individuals react to and deal with loss, the editors collected stories from over 100 people, each of whom shared the story of a tragedy they lived through. Especially interested in the vicarious loss experienced by caregivers as a result of working with patients who have suffered a loss, Selder has included many stories and case reports written by nurses, therapists and social workers who not only describe how they have been affected by their patients' losses, but also what they did to help them. The process of recovery from loss is different for each person, but one method that has proved extremely effective for many, many people is listening and talking to other people who have experienced a similar incident - the people-helping-people dynamic known as self-help. Enduring Grief is a self-help group in the form of a book. By reading these personal accounts, readers will be able to discover how others felt and reacted to a loss, how they solved their problems and coped - and, in many cases, how they didn't. Also, for those in the helping professions, whether nurse, therapist or teacher, this book presents a goldmine of information on helping methods in the form of case studies. The instruction by personal example offered by these storytellers will help readers learn how to cope with their own losses and also how to help others.

Enduring Grief : True Stories of Personal Loss

Health, Fitness & Dieting

In an effort to help practitioners with the daunting task of evaluating suicide risk potential in their patients - a misdiagnosis can very well mean death - Dr. Thomas White, a clinical psychologist with over 35 years of experience in suicide assessment, has developed an entirely novel method, an actual system, of conducting effective suicide risk assessments that are clinically sound, professionally responsible and legally defensible. This is the first attempt ever to simplify and organize the suicide risk assessment process into a logical, structured format with practical and specific step-by-step instructions that can be followed from the beginning of the assessment to the end. Embracing a multidimensional, biopsychosocial approach, the system addresses all of the risk factors and clinical techniques that make up a thorough and insightful risk assessment. Because assessments that follow this system are driven by objective data about the client that are based on well-researched risk factors, clinicians will feel confident that they have based their determinations of risk on information that is accepted by most professionals (and courts) instead of on their own personal assumptions and theories. An important and pioneering addition to the scant literature on suicide risk assessment, this new system will make the task of identifying suicide potential more accurate, reliable and safe.

How to Identify Suicidal People: A Systematic Approach to Risk Assessment

Self-Help

Thomas White, Ph.D.

Death & Grief

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