Kastenbaum, Robert.

Death, society, and human experience / Robert J. Kastenbaum. - 8th ed. - Boston, MA : Allyn and Bacon, 2004. - xix, 535 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [512]-518) and index.

Publisher description: This landmark text in death education draws on contributions from the social and behavioral sciences as well as the humanities, such as history, religion, philosophy, literature, and the arts, to provide thorough coverage of understanding death and the dying process. The text focuses on both individual and societal attitudes and how they influence both how and when we die and how we live and deal with the knowledge of death and loss.

0205381936 (pbk.)

2003052293


Death--Psychological aspects.
Death--Social aspects.

BF789.D4 / K36 2004

306.9