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Putting gender in a lifespan context, Hatch (sociology, U. of Kentucky) atypically accents the gains as well as losses of aging and sex differences in adaptation overall, to the death of a spouse, and to retirement. From the multifactored theoretical perspectives of symbolic interactionism and polit

Analyzes dying and death in the cosmopolitan setting. While providing a portrait of dying, this book also tells us a great deal about life. It demonstrates that the foundation for the medicalization of death that shapes the life experience of dying persons and loved ones is a product of the ways of life in the broader culture.

Time and place are of significance for scientific inquiry about human lives. Their analysis is essential for developing and reforming social policies, services, and interventions aimed at improving human development and welfare.

Containing contributions from the intergovernmental and non-governmental worlds and voices of victim/survivors, this book reviews the international and regional human rights systems in terms of their effectiveness for the victims of human rights violations, and provides directions for the promotion and protection of human rights.

Containing twenty-two essays, including Dabney Townsend's essay on the development of eighteenth century aesthetics to make the history of aesthetics accessible to both students and specialists alike.

Features a collection of seven research-based articles on AIDS. This work seeks to cut through popular misunderstanding and conventional ideas about the spread and impact of AIDS by employing a political economic perspective in the analysis of the epidemic in diverse settings.

Giving an introduction to philosophical thanatology, this work challenges the reader to develop a disciplined and focused awareness of his/her own mortality, and to grapple with the implications. It also explores issues in philosophy, ethics, developmental psychology, psychoanalytic psychology, idealistic humanism, sociology, and other humanities.

Helps you recognise the continuity that runs across the generations from grandparents to grandchildren. This work provides a clear perspective on the actual experiences of the lives of our family and friends.

Designed for use in academic programs in technical and professional communication and for communication professionals in the workplace, this work presents essays from contributors that offer multiple perspectives, and an introduction to some of the important issues publications.

Introduces technical communication from the avenue of humanities with which many are familiar and allied. For scholars and practicing professionals already familiar with technical communication, this book provides a collection of essays on humanistic developments.

The eight articles provided here present a comprehensive overview of the project's rationale, intervention, and evaluation plan. This book is of special interest to health educators because it endeavors to integrate research, community organization, and rigorous evaluation to address a significant world health risk.

Filled with activities to allow individuals, families, and groups in bereavement support groups, at retreats, memorial services, and conferences to acknowledge the death of a loved one or community member in a gentle but effective way.

The grief reaction is often similar for many diverse circumstances and situations. This book focuses heavily on caring for children with disabilities, chronic or terminal illness, dealing with the loss, and the recovery process.

Attempts to understand the impact of terminal illness on the entire family system and seeks to develop a theoretical framework that would guide the assessment of and services to such families.

The complexity and diversity of families and aging has generated the necessity for research, policy, and program agendas that address emerging issues and needs for elderly Americans and their families. This volume is an effort towards that end - an effort towards fostering a different perspective at families and aging.

Says that thousands of older people have been flowing into nursing homes unnecessarily when they can and should remain in their own home or apartment.

The topics of aging and disabilities are multifaceted and therefore may be approached in many ways. This work chooses to focus on four systems and areas of common ground (aging, developmental disabilities, independent living movement, and rehabilitation), to investigate the emerging "intersection" of the two fields.

Written in the genre of "Imaginal Psychology", this book presents the imaginal dimension of the mourning process. The "angels" it greets are the interior figures who greet the bereaved during the course of their mourning process.

Beginning in the 1970s large corporations collectively began an unprecedented involvement in health policy and planning on the local and national levels. This is a twenty year comprehensive overview, dissecting this phenomenon. It raises critical questions of this for-profit invasion of health care.

Dedicated to the late Bertil Gardell, a Swedish Social Scientist, this text comprises of 18 essays that shares a common vision - the impact of work on the interconnected processes of stress and disease.

Designed to address the randomness of the literature on software documentation. This book contains a variety of perspectives, tied together by the need to make software products more usable.

Includes 16 essays which address many issues from a different perspective suggested by the experience of aging in America. This study explores the political, social, and economic realities which have an impact on Americans as they grow older.

Presents findings and theoretical models within a psychosocial framework, which draws upon understanding the physiological, psychological, interpersonal, and social forces that are the causes of youthful drug addiction.

Represents an important collection of writings about technical communications. Focusing on a range of theoretical and practical issues, this title includes essays which reflect the rigor, vitality, and interdisciplinary nature of modern technical communications.

Emphasizes that death occurs to us as unique individuals living within particular sociocultural settings. This title is intended for those who plan projects, programs, courses, and services concerned with death and bereavement, and those who fund, plan, direct, and perform those services.

Locates workers' health and safety problems in the broad political economy. This title argues that without a deep understanding of the social/political/economic context of particular industries or workplaces, we cannot fully grasp the process of recognition and control of industrial hazards.

A collection of essays that focuses on both how and why assessment serves as a key element in the teaching and practice of technical and professional communication. It offers teachers, students, scholars, and practitioners evidence of the increasingly valuable role of assessment in the field, as it supports and enriches our thinking and practice.

A collection of articles that delves into the world of content management systems.

This book examines Texas regulations dating as far back as the Texas Black Codes of 1866 to contemporary Texas Child Care Licensing regulations. It presents case studies that test contemporary African American perceptions of various styles of regulatory writing.

Explores five areas where technology affects society, and suggests ways in which human communication can facilitate the use of that technology.