03584oam 2200481 450 991016274910332120170523091549.00-7377-5455-9(OCoLC)651922338(MiFhGG)GVRL3VGJ(EXLCZ)99258000000000123920100301d2010 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrDeath and dying /Diane Andrews Henningfeld, book editorDetroit, Mich. :Greenhaven Press,2010.1 online resource (244 pages) illustrations, mapsGlobal viewpointsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7377-4931-8 Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index.ch. 1Causes of death worldwide. --In Africa, many die from AIDS / Annabel Kanabus, Jenni Fredriksson-Bass, and Graham Pembrey --Scotland experiences a rise in drug-related deaths / Tanya Thompson --Russia is facing a death crisis / Nicholas Eberstadt --In Uganda, ritual killings are on the rise / New Vision --In Ireland, suicides among youth are increasing / Kevin Malone --ch. 2End-of-life care. --Worldwide, organizations view palliative care as a human right / Frank Brennan --In Africa, the aged and dying need more palliative care / Richard A. Powell, ... [et al.] --In Latin America, HIV/AIDS patients have minimal access to palliative care / Open Society Institute --Italy is slow to adopt palliative care / Francesca Crippa Floriani --In the United States, physician-assisted death is controversial / Nathanael Johnson --In the United Kingdom, terminally ill patients leave the country in search of life-ending drugs / AP Online --In the United Kingdom, end-of-life care provides for a home death / Melanie Henwood --In Germany, television provides information about death and dying / Charles Hawley --ch. 3Death, dying, and religion. --Religion influences attitudes toward death worldwide / Anna Orońska --In the United States, many religious and cultural traditions influence death rituals / Sandra L. Lobar, JoAnne M. Youngblut, and Dorothy Brooten --In Thailand, Buddhist beliefs about Karma affect end-of-life care / Kittikorn Nilmanat and Annette F. Street --In India and around the world, Hindus have rituals for honoring the dead / Lavina Melwani --In Mexico, a death cult thrives / Bess Twiston Davies --In the Middle East, suicide bombings have a religious foundation / David Bukay --ch. 4Funeral practices throughout the world. --In the United States, eco-burials are becoming popular / Valerie Streit --In Uganda, burial societies help grieving families / Ben Jones --Japanese funerals are based on tradition / Hiroko Nakata --The United Kingdom must find new ways to dispose of the dead / John Naish.Examines the issue of death and dying from a variety of international perspectives.Global viewpoints.MortalityCase studiesDeathSocial aspectsCase studiesDeathReligious aspectsCase studiesTerminal careCase studiesMortalityDeathSocial aspectsDeathReligious aspectsTerminal care304.6/4Henningfeld Diane AndrewsMiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910162749103321Death and Dying2218346UNINA