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1.0 Introduction Chapter Introduction When was the last time you thought about death? Perhaps it was tied to something in the daily news coverage or in a popular crime drama you were reading or watching. What about the last time you talked about death, what did you talk about and with whom? When was the last time you talked to people in your life about issues related to death and dying, including what both you and they want at the end of life? The purpose of this chapter’s assigned material (cha

Chapters

• 1.0 Introduction
• 1.1 Death & Daily Life
• 1.3 Death Positivity & Listening to the Dying
• 1.5 Chapter Summary
• 1.8 References & Media Attributions
• 2.0 Introduction
• 2.1 Death Related Customs & Rituals in History
• 2.3 Death in North America, Late-19th to Early-20th Century
• 2.5 Chapter Summary
• 2.8 References & Media Attributions
• 3.0 Introduction
• 3.1 Culture, Rituals & Death
• 3.2 Death Rituals & Ceremonies
• 3.3 Death & Dying: Current Customs & Rituals
• 3.5 Required Chapter Materials
• 3.7 References & Media Attributions
• 4.0 Introduction
• 4.1 Traditional Disposal Methods: Embalming, Burial & Cremation
• Primary Navigation
• 4.3 Burial Capacity & Space Limits
• 4.4 Grave Recycling
• 4.7 Chapter Summary
• 5.0 Introduction
• 5.1 What is a Pandemic?
• 5.3 The Black Plague
• 5.4 The Spanish Flu
• 5.5 HIV/AIDS
• 5.7 Human Responses to Pandemics
• 5.8 Chapter Summary
• 5.9 Required Chapter Materials
• 5.11 References & Media Attributions
• 6.0 Introduction
• 6.1 Learn About Genocides
• 6.3 The Holocaust
• 6.4 The Rwandan Genocide
• 6.8 Chapter Assignment
• 7.0 Introduction
• 7.1 What is Dying with Dignity?
• 7.5 Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada
• 7.6 Dying with Dignity Advocacy Organizations
• 7.7 Assisted Dying Around the World
• 7.11 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
• 8.6 Chapter Summary
• 8.7 Required Chapter Materials
• 9.3 Bias in Death Notices & Obituaries
• 9.4 Obituary Writing
• 9.5 Elegies & Eulogies
• 9.6 Eulogy Writing
• 9.7 How will you be remembered?
• 9.8 Chapter Summary
• 9.11 References & Media Attributions
• 10.3 Official Monuments & Canadian War Memorials
• 10.4 Genocide Memorials, Commemoration & Remembrance
• 10.5 Indigenous Memorials, Commemoration & Remembrance in Canada
• 10.6 Pandemic Memorials, Commemoration, & Remembrance
• 10.8 Required Chapter Materials
• 10.10 References & Media Attributions
• 11.0 Introduction
• 11.1 Advanced Care Plans
• 11.6 Chapter Summary
• 11.8 Chapter Assignment

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