TY  - BOOK
AU  - Henningfeld,Diane Andrews
TI  - Death and dying
T2  - Global viewpoints
SN  - 9780737749311 (hbk.)
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Farmington Hills, MI
PB  - Greenhaven Press
KW  - Mortality
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Death
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Terminal care
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-228) and index; ch. 1; Causes of death worldwide. --; In Africa, many die from AIDS / Annabel Kanabus, Jenni Fredriksson-Bass, and Graham Pembrey --; Scotland experiences a rise in drug-related deaths / Tanya Thompson --; Russia is facing a death crisis / Nicholas Eberstadt --; In Uganda, ritual killings are on the rise / New Vision --; In Ireland, suicides among youth are increasing / Kevin Malone --; ch. 2; End-of-life care. --; Worldwide, organizations view palliative care as a human right / Frank Brennan --; In Africa, the aged and dying need more palliative care / Richard A. Powell, ... [et al.] --; In Latin America, HIV/AIDS patients have minimal access to palliative care / Open Society Institute --; Italy is slow to adopt palliative care / Francesca Crippa Floriani --; In the United States, physician-assisted death is controversial / Nathanael Johnson --; In the United Kingdom, terminally ill patients leave the country in search of life-ending drugs / AP Online --; In the United Kingdom, end-of-life care provides for a home death / Melanie Henwood --; In Germany, television provides information about death and dying / Charles Hawley --; ch. 3; Death, dying, and religion. --; Religion influences attitudes toward death worldwide / Anna Oroka --; In the United States, many religious and cultural traditions influence death rituals / Sandra L. Lobar, JoAnne M. Youngblut, and Dorothy Brooten --; In Thailand, Buddhist beliefs about Karma affect end-of-life care / Kittikorn Nilmanat and Annette F. Street --; In India and around the world, Hindus have rituals for honoring the dead / Lavina Melwani --; In Mexico, a death cult thrives / Bess Twiston Davies --; In the Middle East, suicide bombings have a religious foundation / David Bukay --; ch. 4; Funeral practices throughout the world. --; In the United States, eco-burials are becoming popular / Valerie Streit --; In Uganda, burial societies help grieving families / Ben Jones --; Japanese funerals are based on tradition / Hiroko Nakata --; The United Kingdom must find new ways to dispose of the dead / John Naish
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