Death, society, and human experience /
by Robert Kastenbaum and Christopher Moreman.
- Twelfth edition.
- ix, 556 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Revised edition of Death, society, and human experience, c2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
As we think about death -- What is death? -- Denial or adaptation: the death system -- Dying -- Hospice and palliative care -- End-of-life issues and decisions -- Suicide -- Violent death : murder, terrorism, genocide, disaster, and accident -- Euthanasia, assisted death, abortion, and the right to die -- Death in the world of childhood -- Bereavement, grief, and mourning -- The funeral process -- Do we survive death? -- How can we help? -- Good life, good death?.