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1.0 Introduction
1.1 Death & Daily Life
1.2 Talking About Death
1.3 Death Positivity & Listening to the Dying
1.4 The Death Positive Movement
1.5 Focus on Psychological Research - Death Avoidance
1.6 Class Project Option
1.7 References & Media Attributions
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Death Related Customs & Rituals in History
2.2 Death in North America, Late-18th to late-19th Century
2.3 Death in North America, Late-19th to Early-20th Century
2.4 Indigenous Death-Related Beliefs & Practices
2.5 Focus On Psychological Research - How Would We Study Impacts of Unfamiliarity With Death?
2.6 References & Media Attributions
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Culture, Rituals & Death
3.2 Death Rituals & Ceremonies
3.3 Death & Dying: Current Customs & Rituals
3.4 Focus on Psychological Research - Terror Management Theory
3.5 Class Project Option
3.6 References & Media Attributions
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Traditional Disposal Methods: Embalming, Burial & Cremation
4.2 Environmental Impact of Embalming, Burial & Cremation
4.3 Burial Capacity & Space Limits
4.4 Grave Recycling
4.5 Environmentally Sustainable Solutions
4.6 The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Death-Related Practices
4.7 Class Project Option
4.8 References & Media Attributions
5.0 Introduction
5.1 What is a Pandemic?
5.2 History of Pandemics
5.3 The Black Plague
5.4 The Spanish Flu
5.5 HIV/AIDS
5.6 COVID-19
5.7 Human Responses to Pandemics
5.8 Focus on Psychological Research - Emotional and Psychological Impacts of Pandemics
5.9 References & Media Attributions
6.0 Introduction
6.1 Learn About Genocides
6.2 The Armenian Genocide
6.3 The Holocaust
6.4 The Rwandan Genocide
6.5 The Genocide of Indigenous Peoples in Canada
6.6 Focus on Psychological Research - Psychological, Neurological, and Enduring Impacts of Genocide
6.7 Class Project Option
6.8 References & Media Attributions
7.0 Introduction
7.1 What is Dying with Dignity?
7.2 Palliative Care
7.3 What is Hospice Care?
7.4 Palliative Care in Canada
7.5 Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada
7.6 Dying with Dignity Advocacy Organizations
7.7 Assisted Dying Around the World
7.8 Focus on Psychological Research - Psychological Distress Associated with MAID Requests
7.9 Class Project Option
7.10 References & Media Attributions
8.0 Introduction
8.1 Defining Loss, Grief, & Bereavement
8.2 Understanding Grief
8.3 Supporting the Bereaved
8.4 Grief & Social Media
8.5 Healing from COVID-19
8.6 Focus on Psychological Research - Effectiveness of Therapy for Grief
8.8 References & Media Attributions
8.7 Class Project Option
9.0 Introduction
9.1 Defining Memorials & Commemoration
9.2 Memorials & Memorialization
9.3 Official Monuments & Canadian War Memorials
9.4 Genocide Memorials, Commemoration & Remembrance
9.5 Indigenous Memorials, Commemoration & Remembrance in Canada
9.6 Pandemic Memorials, Commemoration, & Remembrance
9.7 Focus on Psychological Research - Alternative Mourning Rituals and Memorials
9.9 Class Project Option
9.10 References & Media Attributions
10.0 Introduction
10.1 Advanced Care Plans
10.2 Substitute Decision Maker & Power of Attorney for Personal Care
10.3 Wills & Power of Attorney (for property)
10.4 After Death Work
10.5 Talking About End-of-Life Care
10.6 Focus on Psychological Research - Do End of Life Advance Care Directives Adversely Impact Hope or Anxiety Among Those With Advanced Cancer?
10.7 Class Project Option
10.8 References & Media Attributions
Chapter Reviews
APPENDIX – Materials used with permission
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