Death and dying / Diane Andrews Henningfeld, book editor. - Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2010. - 244 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Global viewpoints .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-228) and index.

Causes of death worldwide. -- In Africa, many die from AIDS / Annabel Kanabus, Jenni Fredriksson-Bass, and Graham Pembrey -- Scotland experiences a rise in drug-related deaths / Tanya Thompson -- Russia is facing a death crisis / Nicholas Eberstadt -- In Uganda, ritual killings are on the rise / New Vision -- In Ireland, suicides among youth are increasing / Kevin Malone -- End-of-life care. -- Worldwide, organizations view palliative care as a human right / Frank Brennan -- In Africa, the aged and dying need more palliative care / Richard A. Powell, ... [et al.] -- In Latin America, HIV/AIDS patients have minimal access to palliative care / Open Society Institute -- Italy is slow to adopt palliative care / Francesca Crippa Floriani -- In the United States, physician-assisted death is controversial / Nathanael Johnson -- In the United Kingdom, terminally ill patients leave the country in search of life-ending drugs / AP Online -- In the United Kingdom, end-of-life care provides for a home death / Melanie Henwood -- In Germany, television provides information about death and dying / Charles Hawley -- Death, dying, and religion. -- Religion influences attitudes toward death worldwide / Anna Orońska -- In the United States, many religious and cultural traditions influence death rituals / Sandra L. Lobar, JoAnne M. Youngblut, and Dorothy Brooten -- In Thailand, Buddhist beliefs about Karma affect end-of-life care / Kittikorn Nilmanat and Annette F. Street -- In India and around the world, Hindus have rituals for honoring the dead / Lavina Melwani -- In Mexico, a death cult thrives / Bess Twiston Davies -- In the Middle East, suicide bombings have a religious foundation / David Bukay -- Funeral practices throughout the world. -- In the United States, eco-burials are becoming popular / Valerie Streit -- In Uganda, burial societies help grieving families / Ben Jones -- Japanese funerals are based on tradition / Hiroko Nakata -- The United Kingdom must find new ways to dispose of the dead / John Naish. ch. 1: ch. 2: ch. 3: ch. 4:

ISBN: 9780737749311 (hardcover) 9780737749328 (pbk.) 0737749318 (hardcover) 0737749326 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2010004545

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mortality.
Death--Social aspects.
Death--Religious aspects.
Terminal care.

LC Class. No.: HB1321 / .D43 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 304.6/4