Handbook of Thanatology : The Essential Body of Knowledge for the Study of Death, Dying, and Bereavement

If ever there was an area requiring that the research-practice gap be bridged, surely it occurs where thanatologists engage with people dealing with human mortality and loss. The field of thanatology―the study of death and dying―is a complex, multidisciplinary area that encompases the range of human experiences, emotions, expectations, and realities. The Handbook of Thanatology is the most authoritative volume in the field, providing a single source of up-to-date scholarship, research, and practice implications. The handbook is the recommended resource for preparation for the prestigious certificate in thanatology (CT) and fellow in thanatology (FT) credentials, which are administered and granted by ADEC. Contents 4 Introduction to the First Edition 8 Introduction to the Second Edition 10 Certifications in Thanatology: How the Handbook of Thanatology Can Assist 12 Body of Knowledge (BOK) Matrix 15 List of Contributors 18 Part 1: Dying 30 Introduction to Part 1 30 1 Culture, Socialization, and Dying • Charles A. Corr and Donna M. Corr 32 2 Religion, Spirituality, and Dying • Marcia Lattanzi-Licht 38 3 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Dying • Kenneth J. Doka 46 4 Life Span Issues and Dying • Mary Alice Varga and Robin Paletti 54 5 The Family, Larger Systems, and the Dying Process • Stephen R. Connor 62 6 Ethical and Legal Issues Related to Dying and End-of-Life Care • Madeline Jacobs 72 Part 2: End-of-Life Decision Making 80 Introduction to Part 2 80 7 Culture, Socialization, and End-of-Life Decision Making • Andrea C. Walker 82 8 End-of-Life Care:Spirituality and Religion • Richard B. Gilbert 92 9 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on End-of-Life Decision Making • James L. Werth, Jr. 102 10 Life Span Issues and End-of-Life Decision Making • Andrea C. Walker 110 11 The Family, Larger Systems, and End-of-Life Decision Making • Blair Sumner Mynatt and Robyn L. Mowery 120 12 Ethical and Legal Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making • Madeline Jacobs 130 13 End-of-Life Decision Making: An Irish Perspective • Dolores M. Dooley 140 Part 3: Loss, Grief, and Mourning 148 Introduction to Part 3 148 14 Culture and Socialization in Death, Grief, and Mourning • Paul C. Rosenblatt 150 15 Religion and Spirituality in Loss, Grief, and Mourning • Dennis Klass 156 16 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Loss, Grief, and Mourning • Charles A. Corr and Donna M. Corr 164 17 Life Span Issues and Loss, Grief, and Mourning: Childhood and Adolescence • Kevin Ann Oltjenbruns 178 18 Life Span Issues and Loss, Grief, and Mourning: Adulthood • David E. Balk 186 19 The Family, Larger Systems, and Loss, Grief, and Mourning • Alicia Skinner Cook 200 20 Ethical and Legal Issues and Loss, Grief, and Mourning • David K. Meagher 208 Part 4: Assessment and Intervention 220 Introduction to Part 4 220 21 Culture and Socialization in Assessment and Intervention • Ester R. Shapiro 222 22 Religion, Spirituality, and Assessment and Intervention • Kenneth J. Doka 238 23 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Assessment and Intervention • Robert A. Neimeyer and John R. Jordan 248 24 Life Span Issues and Assessment and Intervention • David A. Crenshaw 268 25 Assessment and Intervention inthe Family and Larger Systems • Jennifer L. Matheson 274 26 Ethical and Legal Issues in Assessment and Intervention • Jackson P. Rainer 284 27 On Bereavement Interventions: Controversies and Concerns • Simon Shimshon Rubin, Ruth Malkinson, and Eliezer Witztum 292 Part 5: Traumatic Death 302 Introduction to Part 5 302 28 Culture, Socialization, and Traumatic Death • Jeffrey Kauffman 304 29 Religion, Spirituality, and Traumatic Death • Gerry R. Cox 314 30 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Traumatic Death • Lillian Range 320 31 Life Span Issues and Traumatic Death • Karolina Krysinska and David Lester 326 32 The Family, Larger Systems, and Traumatic Death • David A. Crenshaw 334 33 Ethical and Legal Issues in Traumatic Death • David K. Meagher 340 Part 6: Death Education 350 Introduction to Part 6 350 34 Culture, Socialization, and Death Education • Lynne Ann DeSpelder and Albert Lee Strickland 352 35 Religion, Spirituality, and Death Education • Robert G. Stevenson 362 36 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Death Education • Illene Noppe Cupit 376 37 Life Span Issues and Death Education • Illene Noppe Cupit 386 38 The Family, Institutional/Societal Systems, and Death Education • Kathleen R. Gilbert and Colleen I. Murray 396 39 Ethical and Legal Issues in Death Education • Carla J. Sofka 408 Part 7: Three Overarching Indicators Within Fundamental Knowledge of Thanatology 422 Introduction to Part 7 422 40 Professional Issues and Thanatology • Carol Wogrin 424 41 Resources and Research in Thanatology • Melissa Bell, Gordon Thornton, and Mary Lou Zanich 440 42 Thanatology in the Digital Age • Anne Smith and Corinne Cavuoti 458 ADEC Code of Ethics 470 References 480 Index of Key Terms 548 Culture, socialization, and dying / Charles A. Corr and Donna M. Corr Religion, spirituality, and dying / Marcia Lattanzi-Licht Historical and contemporary perspectives on dying / Kenneth J. Doka Life span issues and dying / Mary Alice Varga and Robin Paletti The family, larger systems, and the dying Process / Stephen R. Connor Ethical and legal issues related to dying and end-of-life care / Madeline Jacobs Culture, socialization, and end-of-life decision making / Andrea C. Walker End-of-life care: spirituality and religion / Richard B. Gilbert Historical and contemporary perspectives on end-of-life decision making / James L. Werth, Jr. Life span issues and end-of-life decision making / Andrea C. Walker The family, larger systems, and end-of-life decision making / Robyn L. Mowery Ethical and legal issues in end-of-life decision making / Madeline Jacobs End-of-life decision making: an Irish perspective / Dolores M. Dooley Culture and socialization in death, grief, and mourning / Paul C. Rosenblatt Religion and spirituality in loss, grief, and mourning / Dennis Klass Historical and contemporary perspectives on loss, grief, and mourning / Charles A. Corr and Donna M. Corr Life span issues and loss, grief, and mourning: Childhood and Adolescence / Kevin Ann Oltjenbruns Life span issues and loss, grief, and mourning: adulthood / David E. Balk The family, larger systems, and loss, grief, and mourning / Alicia Skinner Cook Ethical and legal issues and loss, grief, and mourning / David K. Meagher Culture and socialization in assessment and intervention / Ester R. Shapiro Religion, spirituality, and assessment and intervention / Kenneth J. Doka Historical and contemporary perspectives on assessment and intervention / Robert A. Neimeyer and John R. Jordan Life span issues and assessment and intervention / David A. Crenshaw Assessment and intervention in the family and larger systems / Jennifer L. Matheson Ethical and legal issues in assessment and intervention / Jackson R. Rainer On bereavement interventions: controversies and concerns / Simon Shimshon Rubin, Ruth Malkinson, and Eliezer Witztum Culture, socialization, and traumatic death / Jeffrey Kauffman Religion, spirituality, and traumatic death / Gerry R. Cox Historical and contemporary perspectives on traumatic death / Lillian Range Life span issues and traumatic death / Karolina Krysinska and David Lester The family, larger systems, and traumatic death / David A. Crenshaw Ethical and legal issues in traumatic death / David K. Meagher Culture, socialization, and death education / Lynne Ann DeSpelder and Albert Lee Strickland Religion, spirituality, and death education / Robert G. Stevenson Historical and contemporary perspectives on death education / Illene Noppe Cupit Life span issues and death education / Illene Noppe Cupit The family, institutional/societal systems, and death education / Kathleen R. Gilbert and Colleen I. Murray Ethical and legal issues in death education / Carla J. Sofka Professional issues and thanatology / Carol Wogrin Resources and research in thanatology / Melissa Bell, Gordon Thornton, and Mary Lou Zanich Thanatology in the digital age / Corinne Cavuoti. If ever there was an area requiring that the research-practice gap be bridged, surely it occurs where thanatologists engage withpeople dealing with human mortality and loss. The field of thanatology' the study of deathand dying' is a complex, multidisciplinary area that encompases the range of human experiences, emotions, expectations, and realities. The Handbook of Thanatology is the most authoritative volume in the field, providing a single source of up-to-date scholarship, research, and practice implications. The handbook is the