Cengage Learning Death and Dying, Life and Living

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I am a scholar, counselor and thanatologist and read Death & Dying Life & Living as part of my continuing work in thanatology for ADEC (Association of Death Education and Counseling®). To my utter surprise I was delighted with the clarity and functionality of this remarkable text. I have worked a great deal of time with bereaved individuals that are in the throes of grief, facing a loss or actively dying and found this an insightful and valuable addition to my personal library.This book allows professionals to authoritatively identify what they are working such as “anticipated grief” or allows you to employ specific societal terms such as “disenfranchised grief”. I was enriched by the significant exploration the authors gave the social, religious and gender- based issues associated with grief and dying.By exploring the background of thanatology the reader is allowed to address the many theories as well as several specific theorists who define grief, bereavement and the comprehensive process of dying. I was very pleased to discover that the authors give the reader illustrations that are timely as well as portray modern events such as 911 in an authoritative as well as realistic manner.I would highly recommend this book for individuals interested in the art of helping others with any type of grief or bereavement.

I had to purchase this book for a master's class textbook, but I must say it is comprehensive on the subject it is intended for. Chapters 9-11 on grief/bereavement were some of the best I've read on the subject, so I'm sure I'll be referring back to the textbook often.

This book has taught me a lot about death/dying and life/ living. Society attitudes and cultural practices of death and the importance of preparing for death just as we prepare for life. It teaches about the process of a person’s illness to the process of final hour etc.