The Thanatology Community and the Needs of the Movement

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Here is an excellent new book packed with state-of-the-art information on thanatology. It presents valuable insights on the history, current issues, and future directions for the modern death movement. This comprehensive volume is unique in that it offers multiple perspectives on the issues and problems facing the thanatology movement in the United States from well-known experts in a variety of fields, including nursing, psychology, death education, medicine, ethics, and suicide prevention. By crossing disciplinary boundaries, these authoritative contributors are able to critically examine the entire thanatological community and provide glimpses of an agenda for the 1990s.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 181g
• ISBN-13: 9781138990128
• ISBN-10: 1138990124
• Artikelnr.: 57041154

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth J Clark, Austin H Kutscher

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction
* The Thanatological Movement: Respice, Adspice, Prospice
* Undervalued Caregiving: A Major Issue for the Thanatology Community
* Educational Needs in Thanatology
* Disseminating Our Thanatology Knowledge
* Individual Rights Versus State Interests: Ethical Concerns in
Thanatology
* Children and Death: Directions for the 90s
* Preventing Suicide: The State-of-the-Art
* Thanatology: Wither Thou Goest?
* What Should a Thanatology Organization Do?
* Appendix
* Reference Notes Included
* Index