This landmark text on the sociology of death and dying draws on contributions from the social and behavioral sciences as well as the humanities...more details Format:Paperback Pages:560
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Robert Kastenbaum
ISBN:9780897746694
Robert Kastenbaum, creator of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Death, has now collected and edited a source of reliable information on adult development that is accessible to the general reader...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:594
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Robert Kastenbaum
ISBN:9781853751882
A debate for and against the afterlife. It examines evidence of near-death and out-of-body experiences, poltergeist activity, ectoplasmic phenomena and reincarnation. It concludes that with increased knowledge about ourselves and the universe...more details Format:paperback (B format) Pages:224
How do our ideas about dying influence the way we live? Life has often been envisioned as a journey, the river of time carrying us inexorably toward the unknown country--and in our day we increasingly turn to myth and magic...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:452
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Robert Kastenbaum
ISBN:9780826102638
In this extensively updated and revised edition, Dr. Kastenbaum continues to examine and expand upon issues of dying and the ways in which we shape and reshape our conceptions of death. New to the third edition are chapters on how we construct death; death in adolescence and adulthood including discussion on suicide...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:318
Sigmund Freud called the death of his father "the most poignant loss" of his life. Actor Sean Connery termed it "a shattering blow". The experience of losing a father -- no matter when or how it occurs -- tests the strength and resilience of a son. Based on a landmark national survey of more than 300 men...more details Format:Paperback Pages:312
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Robert J Kastenbaum
ISBN:9780205001088
"Providing an understanding of the relationship with death, both as an individual and as a member of society. " This book is intended to contribute to your understanding of your relationship with death...more details Format:Paperback Pages:512
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Robert J Kastenbaum
ISBN:9780205482627
"This landmark text in death education draws on contributions from the social and behavioral sciences as well as the humanities, such as history...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:541
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Robert PhD Kastenbaum
ISBN:9780826113009
In this extensively updated and revised edition, Dr. Kastenbaum continues to examine and expand upon issues of dying and the ways in which we shape and reshape our conceptions of death. New to the Third Edition are chapters on how we construct death; death in adolescence and adulthood...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:328
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Thomas Cole;Thomas Kastenbaum RobertCole
ISBN:9780826180209
A critical gerontology requires more than a simple elaboration of existing humanistic scholarship on aging. This exceptional new work introduces a basis for genuine dialogue across humanistic...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:368