Providing an overview of the myriad ways that we are touched by death and dying, both as an individual and as a member of society, this book will help readers understand our relationship with death.

This book is intended to contribute to your understanding of your relationship with death, both as an individual and as a member of society.

A major contribution to the literature -- this book is must reading for professionals and students of psychology, thanatology, gerontology, social work, and those working in hospice care.

These essays are written in the spirit of sustained exploration - an approach that is neither relentless 'debunking' nor pipeline-to-the-divine. They treat the experiences between life and death as serious, believable, and worthy of study.

In preparing this special issue of "Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying" - we choose to consider solidarity in a somewhat larger perspective than the other one usually adopted by a clear majority of social support studies.

In this book a preeminent and eminently wise writer on death and dying proposes a new way of understanding our last transition.

This classic book has fascinated readers for over 35 years and now, in its first paperback reprint release, will continue to provide lasting information to students, teachers, researchers, and anyone else interested in how we construct ...