MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 03198cam a2200337 a 4500
001 2010004545
003 DLC
005 20110308083002.0
008 100301s2010 miuab j b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010004545
020 $a9780737749311 (hardcover)
020 $a0737749318 (hardcover)
020 $a9780737749328 (pbk.)
020 $a0737749326 (pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn537641074
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dYDXCP$dSGB$dVFY$dQBX$dKEC$dID1$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHB1321$b.D43 2010
082 00 $a304.6/4$222
245 00 $aDeath and dying /$cDiane Andrews Henningfeld, book editor.
260 $aFarmington Hills, MI :$bGreenhaven Press,$cc2010.
300 $a244 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aGlobal viewpoints
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-228) and index.
505 00 $gch. 1:$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 Orońska --$tIn the United States, many religious and cultural traditions influence death rituals / Sandra L. Lobar, JoAnne M. Youngblut, and Dorothy Brooten --$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.
650 0 $aMortality$vCase studies.
650 0 $aDeath$xSocial aspects$vCase studies.
650 0 $aDeath$xReligious aspects$vCase studies.
650 0 $aTerminal care$vCase studies.
700 1 $aHenningfeld, Diane Andrews.$4edt
830 0 $aGlobal viewpoints.