LEADER 03584oam 2200481 450 001 9910162749103321 005 20170523091549.0 010 $a0-7377-5455-9 035 $a(OCoLC)651922338 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL3VGJ 035 $a(EXLCZ)992580000000001239 100 $a20100301d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aDeath and dying /$fDiane Andrews Henningfeld, book editor 210 1$aDetroit, Mich. :$cGreenhaven Press,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (244 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 1 $aGlobal viewpoints 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7377-4931-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index. 327 $gch. 1$tCauses of death worldwide. --$tIn Africa, many die from AIDS / Annabel Kanabus, Jenni Fredriksson-Bass, and Graham Pembrey --$tScotland experiences a rise in drug-related deaths / Tanya Thompson --$tRussia is facing a death crisis / Nicholas Eberstadt --$tIn Uganda, ritual killings are on the rise / New Vision --$tIn Ireland, suicides among youth are increasing / Kevin Malone --$gch. 2$tEnd-of-life care. --$tWorldwide, organizations view palliative care as a human right / Frank Brennan --$tIn Africa, the aged and dying need more palliative care / Richard A. Powell, ... [et al.] --$tIn Latin America, HIV/AIDS patients have minimal access to palliative care / Open Society Institute --$tItaly is slow to adopt palliative care / Francesca Crippa Floriani --$tIn the United States, physician-assisted death is controversial / Nathanael Johnson --$tIn the United Kingdom, terminally ill patients leave the country in search of life-ending drugs / AP Online --$tIn the United Kingdom, end-of-life care provides for a home death / Melanie Henwood --$tIn Germany, television provides information about death and dying / Charles Hawley --$gch. 3$tDeath, dying, and religion. --$tReligion influences attitudes toward death worldwide / Anna Oron?ska --$tIn the United States, many religious and cultural traditions influence death rituals / Sandra L. Lobar, JoAnne M. Youngblut, and Dorothy Brooten --$tIn Thailand, Buddhist beliefs about Karma affect end-of-life care / Kittikorn Nilmanat and Annette F. Street --$tIn India and around the world, Hindus have rituals for honoring the dead / Lavina Melwani --$tIn Mexico, a death cult thrives / Bess Twiston Davies --$tIn the Middle East, suicide bombings have a religious foundation / David Bukay --$gch. 4$tFuneral practices throughout the world. --$tIn the United States, eco-burials are becoming popular / Valerie Streit --$tIn Uganda, burial societies help grieving families / Ben Jones --$tJapanese funerals are based on tradition / Hiroko Nakata --$tThe United Kingdom must find new ways to dispose of the dead / John Naish. 330 $aExamines the issue of death and dying from a variety of international perspectives. 410 0$aGlobal viewpoints. 606 $aMortality$vCase studies 606 $aDeath$xSocial aspects$vCase studies 606 $aDeath$xReligious aspects$vCase studies 606 $aTerminal care$vCase studies 615 0$aMortality 615 0$aDeath$xSocial aspects 615 0$aDeath$xReligious aspects 615 0$aTerminal care 676 $a304.6/4 702 $aHenningfeld$b Diane Andrews 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910162749103321 996 $aDeath and Dying$92218346 997 $aUNINA