The Thanatology Community and the Needs of the Movement
Seiten
1992
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-56024-218-5 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-56024-218-5 (ISBN)
Seeks to provide state-of-the-art information on thanatology. It presents insights on the history, current issues, and future directions for the modern death movement. This volume also offers multiple and various perspectives on the issues and problems facing the thanatology movement in the USA.
Here is an excellent new book packed with state-of-the-art information on thanatology. It presents valuable insights on the history, current issues, and future directions for the modern death movement. This comprehensive volume is unique in that it offers multiple perspectives on the issues and problems facing the thanatology movement in the United States from well-known experts in a variety of fields, including nursing, psychology, death education, medicine, ethics, and suicide prevention. By crossing disciplinary boundaries, these authoritative contributors are able to critically examine the entire thanatological community and provide glimpses of an agenda for the 1990s. The Thanatology Community and the Needs of the Movement provides valuable insights on important issues in the field such as:
ethical concerns in thanatology
setting standards for the field of thanatology
advocacy and empowerment for the dying, the bereaved, and their caregivers
effective approaches to death education for professionals and for the public sector
suicide prevention Individual chapters address such pertinent topics as educational needs in thanatology, the undervaluation of caregiving, policy legislation for issues facing the terminally ill or bereaved, and the care of children facing death. This groundbreaking book gives death educators, academic nurses, clergy, divinity school faculty, and academic and clinical psychologists the keys to advancing scholarship and practice in the field of thanatology. Its interdisciplinary focus facilitates better cooperation between academics and practitioners to ultimately enhance all services for the dying and bereaved.
Here is an excellent new book packed with state-of-the-art information on thanatology. It presents valuable insights on the history, current issues, and future directions for the modern death movement. This comprehensive volume is unique in that it offers multiple perspectives on the issues and problems facing the thanatology movement in the United States from well-known experts in a variety of fields, including nursing, psychology, death education, medicine, ethics, and suicide prevention. By crossing disciplinary boundaries, these authoritative contributors are able to critically examine the entire thanatological community and provide glimpses of an agenda for the 1990s. The Thanatology Community and the Needs of the Movement provides valuable insights on important issues in the field such as:
ethical concerns in thanatology
setting standards for the field of thanatology
advocacy and empowerment for the dying, the bereaved, and their caregivers
effective approaches to death education for professionals and for the public sector
suicide prevention Individual chapters address such pertinent topics as educational needs in thanatology, the undervaluation of caregiving, policy legislation for issues facing the terminally ill or bereaved, and the care of children facing death. This groundbreaking book gives death educators, academic nurses, clergy, divinity school faculty, and academic and clinical psychologists the keys to advancing scholarship and practice in the field of thanatology. Its interdisciplinary focus facilitates better cooperation between academics and practitioners to ultimately enhance all services for the dying and bereaved.
Elizabeth J Clark, Austin H Kutscher
Contents
Introduction
The Thanatological Movement: Respice, Adspice, Prospice
Undervalued Caregiving: A Major Issue for the Thanatology Community
Educational Needs in Thanatology
Disseminating Our Thanatology Knowledge
Individual Rights Versus State Interests: Ethical Concerns in Thanatology
Children and Death: Directions for the 90s
Preventing Suicide: The State-of-the-Art
Thanatology: Wither Thou Goest?
What Should a Thanatology Organization Do?
Appendix
Reference Notes Included
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 11.8.1992 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 362 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-56024-218-3 / 1560242183 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-56024-218-5 / 9781560242185 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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