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SUMMARY. Interviewing children and parents has been the subject of much controversy in recent years, with particular concern about techniques used. In this paper, the author takes a fundamental look at the philosophies and psychological assumptions which underlay much current interviewing practice. He identifies this as being primarily based on a cognitive neutral stance from the interviewer. These assumptions are questioned, particularly in relation to working with people from different cultures where different assumptions prevail. The article ends with some recommendations for improving interviewing approaches.

"All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death. In the West, traditional ways of mourning are disappearing, and although Western science has had a major impact on how people die, it has taught us little about the way to die or to grieve. Many whose work brings them into contact with the dying and the bereaved from Western and other cultures are at a loss to know how to offer appropriate and sensitive support. Death and Bereavement Across Cultures 2nd Edition is a handbook which meets the needs of doctors, nurses, social workers, hospital chaplains, counsellors and volunteers caring for patients with life-threatening illness and their families before and after bereavement. It is a practical guide explaining the religious and other differences commonly met with in multi-cultural societies when someone is dying or bereaved. In doing so readers may be surprised to find how much we can learn from other cultures about our own attitudes and assumptions about death. Written by international experts in the field the book: - Describes the rituals and beliefs of major world religions; - Explains their psychological and historical context; - Shows how customs are changed by contact with the West; - Considers the implications for the future The second edition includes new chapters that: explore how members of the health care professions perform roles formerly conducted by priests and shamans, can cross the cultural gaps between different cultures and religions; consider the relevance of attitudes and assumptions about death for our understanding of religious and nationalist extremism and its consequences; discuss the Buddhist, Islamic and Christian ways of death"--

Intro -- Death and Bereavement Around the World: Volume 5: Reflective Essays -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- General Introduction to Series -- Tribute to Professor Jack Morgan -- Tribute to Pittu: Reflections on the Last Months of His Life and Achievements -- INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME 5 -- Part 1 -- Part 2 -- CHAPTER 1 End-of-Life Care -- CHAPTER 2 Children and Death Around the World -- CHAPTER 3 Ritual: Making Special: The Right of Every Griever -- CHAPTER 4 Gender Differences in Death Customs Around the World -- CHAPTER 5 Pittu Laungani in Conversation with John D. Morgan -- CHAPTER 6 Death Systems and Suicide Around the World -- CHAPTER 7 AIDS = Death -- CHAPTER 8 Grief and Bereavement in the Developing World -- CHAPTER 9 Death and Bereavement in Romania -- CHAPTER 10 Names and Their Uses -- CHAPTER 11 Roadside Memorials: Beyond Individual Grieving -- CHAPTER 12 Spiritual Experiences with Loss: Encouragement or Disaster? -- CHAPTER 13 Spirituality, Dying, Death, and Bereavement: Time for a Radically Expanded Definition of Spirituality -- CHAPTER 14 Conclusion -- EPILOGUE Reflection on the Life of John Daniel Morgan: A Journey to Wholeness -- FINAL WORD -- Contributors -- Index -- Select Titles from the: Death, Value and Meaning Series -- Back Cover.