Grief And Bereavement In Contemporary Society

Download or read book Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society written by Robert A. Neimeyer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society is an authoritative guide to the study of and work with major themes in bereavement. Its chapters synthesize the best of research-based conceptualization and clinical wisdom across 30 of the most important topics in the field. The volume’s contributors come from around the world, and their work reflects a level of cultural awareness of the diversity and universality of bereavement and its challenges that has rarely been approximated by other volumes. This is a readable, engaging, and comprehensive book that will share the most important scientific and applied work on the contemporary scene with a broad international audience, and as such, it will be an essential addition to anyone with a serious interest in death, dying, and bereavement.