Textbook for Death & Dying courses in psych, soc, soc work, nursing, development, and counseling depts.

Contents: Preface. Part I: Introduction. Mortality and Thanatology. Part II: Causes and Circumstances of Death. Aging, Disease, and Starvation. Accidental Death and Suicide. Homicide and War. Part III: Cultural Beliefs and Customs. Funerary Rituals and Religion. The Arts and Philosophy. Legal Practices and Issues. Part IV: Human Development and Death. Children and Death. Death Attitudes, Fears, and Beliefs in Adults. Part V: Dying and Surviving. The Process of Dying. Bereavement and Widowhood. Appendices: Representative List of Names and Addresses of Periodicals Concerned With Death and Dying. Representative List of Names and Addresses of Organizations Concerned With Death and Dying. Representative List of Books on Death and Dying for Children and Adolescents. Questionnaires, Inventories, and Scales for Assessing Fears, Anxiety, and Attitudes Toward Death. Test on Facts About Dying, Death, and Bereavement.