Understanding Dying, Death & Bereavement

This work approaches the subject of death and dying from a social-psychological perspective while examining the social meanings of dying and death. It addresses such issues as religion and death attitudes, the dying process, euthanasia, bereavement,MoreThis work approaches the subject of death and dying from a social-psychological perspective while examining the social meanings of dying and death. It addresses such issues as religion and death attitudes, the dying process, euthanasia, bereavement, burial practices, and death perceptions from childhood through older adulthood. This edition has been updated to include information and statistics on death etiology and life expectancy.