Death, Society, and Human Experience - Couverture souple

Kastenbaum, Robert J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 020531936X ISBN 13 : 9780205319367

Editeur : Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

The landmark text in death education, providing an interdisciplinary approach to understanding death and the dying process.

Using case examples and exercises, students can reflect upon their own experiences with death. “I have found no better text on the market that deals as fully and as completely with issues of death as Kastenbaum's Death, Society, and Human Experience. It is organized according to the same structural principles as my own lectures and I find it extremely easy to fit into my style. The presentation is very clear and stimulating for students. I have found the Instructor's Manual as useful in preparing lectures and exams as the over-all text is for students.” ―Andrew Barclay, Michigan State University, reviewer.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

This landmark text in death education draws on contributions from the social and behavioral sciences as well as the humanities, such as history, religion, philosophy, literature, and the arts, to provide thorough coverage of understanding death and the dying process.

The text focuses on individual and societal attitudes and how they influence both how and when we die and how we live and deal with the knowledge of death and loss. Robert Kastenbaum is a renowned scholar in the field who developed one of the world's first death education courses and introduced the first text for this market.

New to this Edition:

• Coverage of September 11th examines the effects of terrorist activity (Ch. 1.).
  Expanded presentation of life and death from various world religion perspectives helps students to examine death in a broader context (Ch. 3.).
  
• Introduces new suggestions for improving the care of the terminally ill by examining several medical, psychological, community, and spiritual perspectives (Ch. 5).
  
• Coverage of violent death has been improved and updated in light of the Washington, D.C., area serial killings, presenting students with the most up-to-date examples and research possible (Ch. 9).
  
• Increased coverage on brain death and the implications of organ donation (Ch. 3), abortion, assisted death, and euthanasia (Ch. 10) provides students with the most comprehensive text on death and dying on the market.
  
• This edition introduces new developments in the cryonics movement in order to promote student comprehension and questioning of overcoming death by technology (Ch. 14).

Présentation de l'éditeur

The landmark text in death education, providing an interdisciplinary approach to understanding death and the dying process.

Using case examples and exercises, students can reflect upon their own experiences with death. “I have found no better text on the market that deals as fully and as completely with issues of death as Kastenbaum's Death, Society, and Human Experience. It is organized according to the same structural principles as my own lectures and I find it extremely easy to fit into my style. The presentation is very clear and stimulating for students. I have found the Instructor's Manual as useful in preparing lectures and exams as the over-all text is for students.” —Andrew Barclay, Michigan State University, reviewer.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 020531936X
• ISBN 13: 9780205319367
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 489
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie