| Preface | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Mortality and Thanatology | p. 3 |
| Denial and Acceptance of Death | p. 5 |
| Definitions and Determination of Death | p. 7 |
| Demography, Death Rate, and Life Expectancy | p. 13 |
| Age and Other Individual Differences | p. 16 |
| Public and Professional Interest in Thanatology | p. 27 |
| Summary | p. 30 |
| Questions and Activities | p. 33 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 34 |
| Causes and Circumstances of Death | p. 35 |
| Aging, Disease, and Starvation | p. 37 |
| Aging and Longevity | p. 38 |
| Theories of Aging | p. 43 |
| Fatal Diseases | p. 46 |
| Epidemics and Starvation | p. 58 |
| Summary | p. 62 |
| Questions and Activities | p. 63 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 64 |
| Accidental Death and Suicide | p. 67 |
| Accidental Death | p. 68 |
| Suicide | p. 74 |
| Summary | p. 88 |
| Questions and Activities | p. 89 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 90 |
| Homicide and War | p. 93 |
| Homicide: Meanings, Circumstances, and Causes | p. 94 |
| Genocide, Assassination, and Terrorism | p. 108 |
| War | p. 110 |
| Summary | p. 117 |
| Questions and Activities | p. 118 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 120 |
| Cultural Beliefs and Customs | p. 123 |
| Funerary Rituals and Religion | p. 125 |
| Traditional Funerary Rites and Customs | p. 127 |
| Modern Funeral Practices | p. 141 |
| Religious Beliefs | p. 146 |
| Summary | p. 155 |
| Questions and Activities | p. 157 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 160 |
| The Arts and Philosophy | p. 161 |
| Death in the Nonverbal Arts | p. 163 |
| Death in Literature | p. 169 |
| Death in Philosophy | p. 176 |
| Summary | p. 182 |
| Questions and Activities | p. 183 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 184 |
| Legal Practices and Issues | p. 187 |
| Cause of Death and Disposal of the Body | p. 189 |
| Abortion | p. 194 |
| Euthanasia and Natural Death | p. 196 |
| Capital Punishment | p. 202 |
| Wills, Taxes, and Insurance | p. 210 |
| Summary | p. 216 |
| Questions and Activities | p. 217 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 219 |
| Human Development and Death | p. 221 |
| Children and Death | p. 223 |
| Death in Childhood | p. 225 |
| Children's Conceptions and Fears of Death | p. 228 |
| Fatally Ill Children | p. 237 |
| Death of a Parent | p. 242 |
| Death Education | p. 244 |
| Summary | p. 246 |
| Questions and Activities | p. 248 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 250 |
| Death Attitudes, Fears, and Beliefs of Adults | p. 251 |
| Attitudes Toward Death | p. 254 |
| Fears of Death | p. 256 |
| Religious Beliefs and Near-Death Experiences | p. 263 |
| Summary | p. 269 |
| Questions and Activities | p. 270 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 272 |
| Dying and Surviving | p. 273 |
| The Process of Dying | p. 275 |
| Timing and Sequence in Dying | p. 276 |
| Hospital and Nursing Home Treatment | p. 283 |
| Hospice Care | p. 290 |
| Communicating With and Counseling the Dying | p. 294 |
| Summary | p. 298 |
| Questions and Activities | p. 299 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 300 |
| Bereavement and Widowhood | p. 301 |
| Bereavement, Mourning, and Grief | p. 302 |
| Effects of Bereavement on Illness and Mortality | p. 310 |
| Bereavement Counseling and Therapy | p. 315 |
| Widowhood | p. 319 |
| Summary | p. 325 |
| Questions and Activities | p. 327 |
| Suggested Readings | p. 328 |
| Representative List of Names and Addresses of Periodicals Concerned With Death and Dying | p. 329 |
| Representative List of Names and Addresses of Organizations Concerned With Death and Dying | p. 333 |
| Representative List of Books on Death and Dying for Children and Adolescents | p. 339 |
| Questionnaires, Inventories, and Scales for Assessing Fears, Anxiety, and Attitudes Toward Death | p. 343 |
| Test on Facts About Dying, Death, and Bereavement | p. 347 |
| Glossary | p. 349 |
| References | p. 363 |
| Author Index | p. 389 |
| Subject Index | p. 395 |
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