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Part I. Sociology of Dying, Death, and the American Indian -- Sociology of Dying and Death -- Why a Sociology of Dying and Death? -- Sociology of the American Indian -- Burial and Mortuary Customs of American Indians -- Culture of American Indians -- American Indian Cultural Denigration -- Problems in Understanding Other Cultures -- Part II. Sociology of the American Indian Spirituality, Dying, and Death -- Sociology of American Indian Religion -- American Indian Religion and Death -- The Sacred Way and Loss: American Indian Spirituality -- Death and Intimacy Impairment in Later Life -- American Indian Grief: The Healing Path -- Part III. Tribal Practices in Dying, Death, Disposal and Bereavement -- Anasazi Disposal and Bereavement Practices -- Aztec Disposal and Bereavement Practices -- Maya Disposal and Bereavement Practices -- Mounds Builders Disposal and Bereavement Practices -- The Dine (Navajo) Disposal and Bereavement Practices -- The Inde (Apache) and Tohono O'odham Disposal and Bereavement Practices -- Hopi Disposal and Bereavement Practices -- Lakota and Blackfeet Disposal and Bereavement Practices -- Cheyenne, Shawnee, and the Potawatomi Disposal and Bereavement Practices -- Ojibwe/Anishinabe/Chippewa, Shoshone, and Stockbridge-Munsee Disposal and -- Bereavement Practices -- Part IV. Understanding the Sociology of Dying, Death, and the American Indian -- Dying: What We Can Learn from American Indians.

There is a huge collection of literature relating to death, grief and bereavement, but one aspect that has received relatively little attention is that of death management practices (by which we mean the various ways of managing the circumstances of the death, ritually acknowledging it and sensitively handling the disposal of the body and so on). While ways of disposing of the dead and grief practices have been thought of as based upon individual responses, grief and bereavement practices can be understood not only by looking at psychological and medical frameworks, but also by examining people as part of a complex structure of social arrangements, institutions, structures, and patterns. By examining the social and institutional structures of various groups around the world, we provide an international framework for a better understanding of the study of dying, death, and bereavement. This book highlights the significance of these matters in an international context, reflecting common themes and important differences. It will highlight common themes across diverse cultures and national settings, while also drawing attention to significant differences. If professionals working in the field of death, grief and bereavement are not aware of such differences, their practice can be insensitive, discriminatory and therefore ineffective, if not actually counterproductive. As such, the book provides an invaluable resource for a wide variety of professionals and students, including medicine and health care; social work; counselling and psychotherapy; chaplaincy and pastoral work; and, of course, those involved in the funeral industry. In addition, students of sociology, psychology and anthropology will find much of interest here in terms of appreciating the diversity of ways in which funerals and other death management practices are managed and integrated into social life

There is a huge collection of literature relating to death, grief and bereavement, but one aspect that has received relatively little attention is that of death management practices (by which we mean the various ways of managing the circumstances of the death, ritually acknowledging it and sensitively handling the disposal of the body and so on). While ways of disposing of the dead and grief practices have been thought of as based upon individual responses, grief and bereavement practices can be understood not only by looking at psychological and medical frameworks, but also by examining people as part of a complex structure of social arrangements, institutions, structures, and patterns. By examining the social and institutional structures of various groups around the world, we provide an international framework for a better understanding of the study of dying, death, and bereavement. This book highlights the significance of these matters in an international context, reflecting common themes and important differences. It will highlight common themes across diverse cultures and national settings, while also drawing attention to significant differences. If professionals working in the field of death, grief and bereavement are not aware of such differences, their practice can be insensitive, discriminatory and therefore ineffective, if not actually counterproductive. As such, the book provides an invaluable resource for a wide variety of professionals and students, including medicine and health care; social work; counselling and psychotherapy; chaplaincy and pastoral work; and, of course, those involved in the funeral industry. In addition, students of sociology, psychology and anthropology will find much of interest here in terms of appreciating the diversity of ways in which funerals and other death management practices are managed and integrated into social life. .

Foreword / Dr. Bob Bendiksen, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Sociological foundations -- Emile Durkheim / Michael Brennan, England, UK -- Max Weber / Jodie Croxall, Wales, UK and Michael Brennan, England, UK -- Marxism / Neil Thompson, Wales, UK -- George Herbert Mead / Gerry R. Cox, USA -- Erving Goffman / Gerry R. Cox, USA -- Women' contributions to classical sociology / June Allan, Australia -- Sociological developments -- Michel foucault / Neil Thompson and Eryl Owen, Wales, UK -- Pierre Bourdieu / Neil Small, England, UK -- Existentialism / Neil Thompson, Wales, UK -- Continuing bonds / Dennis Klass, USA -- An egalitarian perspective / Darcy Harris, Canada -- Disenfranchised grief / Neil Thompson, Wales, UK and Kenneth Doka, USA -- Contemporary issues and debates -- Dark tourism / Erin dermody, Canada -- Aging and ageism / Sue Thompson, Wales, UK -- Alcohol and other drug use / lf Livingston, Wales, UK -- Culturally competent practice / Neil Thompson, Wales, UK -- Toward a sociology of terrorism / Gerry R. Cox, USA and Neil Thompson, Wales, UK -- Is grief a disease? : the medicalization of grief by the psy-disciplines in the 21st century / Leeat Granek, Israel -- Being-in-the-world of the sociological imagination understanding living with and beyond cancer / Jan Pascal and Olivia Sagan, England, UK -- Death, grief, and virtual connections : the role of social media for social support and memorialization / Kathleen R. Gilbert, USA -- Infertility and loss conception and motherhood in the era of assisted reproductive technology / Iris Po Yee Lo and Celia Hoi Yan Chan -- The demise of accountability in public services : a dilemma exemplified by the hidden sepsis crisis / Paul Stepney, Finland -- The role of religion and spirituality in grieving / Neil Thompson, Wales, UK -- A cultural sociological review of chinese funeral rituals / Sharon Chan and Amy Chow, Hong Kong, China -- Afterword / Dr. Inge Corless, USA -- Index.

Intro -- Final Acts: The End of Life, Hospice and Palliative Care -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- SECTION 1 Professional Applications in End-of-Life Care -- CHAPTER 1 Existential Empathy: Caregiver Understanding of Patients' Religious Beliefs at the End-of-Life -- CHAPTER 2 Attachments and Losses: Individual and Global Perspectives -- CHAPTER 3 The Private Worlds of Professionals, Teams, and Organizations in Palliative Care -- CHAPTER 4 Honoring Relationship in Pediatric Palliative Care -- CHAPTER 5 Meeting the Stress Challenge -- CHAPTER 6 When Birth and Death Collide: Best Practices in End-of-Life at the Beginning -- SECTION 2 Facing End-of-Life and Its Care -- CHAPTER 7 To Be is To Be, and the Do-ing Should Follow -- CHAPTER 8 Stepping Through the Looking Glass into "Cancer World" -- CHAPTER 9 The Psycho-Spiritual Side of Palliative Care: Two Stories and Ten Transformations Toward Healing -- CHAPTER 10 "And the Sun Refused to Shine" -- CHAPTER 11 The Experience of Dying in Prison -- CHAPTER 12 The "Other" Kind of Pain: Understanding Suicide in the Context of End-of-Life Care -- CHAPTER 13 The End of Life: Two Perspectives -- SECTION 3 Cultural Considerations -- CHAPTER 14 Palliative Care is a Human Right -- CHAPTER 15 Spirituality in End-of-Life Care: A Roman Catholic Perspective -- CHAPTER 16 Grief and the American Indian -- CHAPTER 17 "It Will Do When I Am Dying": Navigating the Nuances of Fundamentalist Christianity's Understandings of Death and Dying -- Contributors -- Index -- Back Cover.