Contents: Preface. Part I: Introduction. Mortality and Thanatology. Part
II: Causes and Circumstances of Death. Aging, Disease, and Starvation.
Accidental Death and Suicide. Homicide and War. Part III: Cultural Beliefs
and Customs. Funerary Rituals and Religion. The Arts and Philosophy. Legal
Practices and Issues. Part IV: Human Development and Death. Children and
Death. Death Attitudes, Fears, and Beliefs in Adults. Part V: Dying and
Surviving. The Process of Dying. Bereavement and Widowhood. Appendices:
Representative List of Names and Addresses of Periodicals Concerned With
Death and Dying. Representative List of Names and Addresses of
Organizations Concerned With Death and Dying. Representative List of Books
on Death and Dying for Children and Adolescents. Questionnaires,
Inventories, and Scales for Assessing Fears, Anxiety, and Attitudes Toward
Death. Test on Facts About Dying, Death, and Bereavement.
