Death and bereavement across cultures
All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death. In the West, traditional ways of mourning are disappearing, and though science has had a major impact on views of death, it has taught us little about the way to die or to grieve. Many who come into contact with the dying and the be...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge
1997.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798035706719 |
| Summary: | All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death. In the West, traditional ways of mourning are disappearing, and though science has had a major impact on views of death, it has taught us little about the way to die or to grieve. Many who come into contact with the dying and the bereaved from other cultures are at a loss to know how to offer appropriate and sensitive support.Death and Bereavement Across Cultures, provides a handbook with which to meet the needs of doctors, nurses, social workers, counsellors and others involved in the care of the dying and bereav |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliography and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781280049149 9780203435199 9781134789788 9786610049141 |
