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

Contents
Introduction to the First Edition
Introduction to the Second Edition
Certifications in Thanatology: How the Handbook of Thanatology Can Assist
Body of Knowledge (BOK) Matrix
List of Contributors
Part 1: Dying
	Introduction to Part 1
	1 Culture, Socialization, and Dying • Charles A. Corr and Donna M. Corr
	2 Religion, Spirituality, and Dying • Marcia Lattanzi-Licht
	3 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Dying • Kenneth J. Doka
	4 Life Span Issues and Dying • Mary Alice Varga and Robin Paletti
	5 The Family, Larger Systems, and the Dying Process • Stephen R. Connor
	6 Ethical and Legal Issues Related to Dying and End-of-Life Care • Madeline Jacobs
Part 2: End-of-Life Decision Making
	Introduction to Part 2
	7 Culture, Socialization, and End-of-Life Decision Making • Andrea C. Walker
	8 End-of-Life Care:Spirituality and Religion • Richard B. Gilbert
	9 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on End-of-Life Decision Making • James L. Werth, Jr.
	10 Life Span Issues and End-of-Life Decision Making • Andrea C. Walker
	11 The Family, Larger Systems, and End-of-Life Decision Making • Blair Sumner Mynatt and Robyn L. Mowery
	12 Ethical and Legal Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making • Madeline Jacobs
	13 End-of-Life Decision Making: An Irish Perspective • Dolores M. Dooley
Part 3: Loss, Grief, and Mourning
	Introduction to Part 3
	14 Culture and Socialization in Death, Grief, and Mourning • Paul C. Rosenblatt
	15 Religion and Spirituality in Loss, Grief, and Mourning • Dennis Klass
	16 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Loss, Grief, and Mourning • Charles A. Corr and Donna M. Corr
	17 Life Span Issues and Loss, Grief, and Mourning: Childhood and Adolescence • Kevin Ann Oltjenbruns
	18 Life Span Issues and Loss, Grief, and Mourning: Adulthood • David E. Balk
	19 The Family, Larger Systems, and Loss, Grief, and Mourning • Alicia Skinner Cook
	20 Ethical and Legal Issues and Loss, Grief, and Mourning • David K. Meagher
Part 4: Assessment and Intervention
	Introduction to Part 4
	21 Culture and Socialization in Assessment and Intervention • Ester R. Shapiro
	22 Religion, Spirituality, and Assessment and Intervention • Kenneth J. Doka
	23 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Assessment and Intervention • Robert A. Neimeyer and John R. Jordan
	24 Life Span Issues and Assessment and Intervention • David A. Crenshaw
	25 Assessment and Intervention inthe Family and Larger Systems • Jennifer L. Matheson
	26 Ethical and Legal Issues in Assessment and Intervention • Jackson P. Rainer
	27 On Bereavement Interventions: Controversies and Concerns • Simon Shimshon Rubin, Ruth Malkinson, and Eliezer Witztum
Part 5: Traumatic Death
	Introduction to Part 5
	28 Culture, Socialization, and Traumatic Death • Jeffrey Kauffman
	29 Religion, Spirituality, and Traumatic Death • Gerry R. Cox
	30 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Traumatic Death • Lillian Range
	31 Life Span Issues and Traumatic Death • Karolina Krysinska and David Lester
	32 The Family, Larger Systems, and Traumatic Death • David A. Crenshaw
	33 Ethical and Legal Issues in Traumatic Death • David K. Meagher
Part 6: Death Education
	Introduction to Part 6
	34 Culture, Socialization, and Death Education • Lynne Ann DeSpelder and Albert Lee Strickland
	35 Religion, Spirituality, and Death Education • Robert G. Stevenson
	36 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Death Education • Illene Noppe Cupit
	37 Life Span Issues and Death Education • Illene Noppe Cupit
	38 The Family, Institutional/Societal Systems, and Death Education • Kathleen R. Gilbert and Colleen I. Murray
	39 Ethical and Legal Issues in Death Education • Carla J. Sofka
Part 7: Three Overarching Indicators Within Fundamental Knowledge of Thanatology
	Introduction to Part 7
	40 Professional Issues and Thanatology • Carol Wogrin
	41 Resources and Research in Thanatology • Melissa Bell, Gordon Thornton, and Mary Lou Zanich
	42 Thanatology in the Digital Age • Anne Smith and Corinne Cavuoti
ADEC Code of Ethics
References
Index of Key Terms