Children's understanding of death : from biological to religious conceptions

Author

Additional Author(s)

• Talwar, Victoria
• Harris, Paul L.
• Schleifer, Michael

Publisher

New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Language

English

ISBN

9781107531598

Series

Subject(s)

• CHILDREN AND DEATH
• CHILDREN-DEATH-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS
• CHILDREN AND DEATH--CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES

Notes

. Includes bibliographical references. Includes index (p. 187-189)

Abstract

In order to understand how adults deal with children's questions about death, we must examine how children understand death, as well as the broader society's conceptions of death, the tensions between biological and supernatural views of death, and theories on how children should be taught about death. This collection of essays comprehensively examines children's ideas about death, both biological and religious. Written by specialists from developmental psychology, pediatrics, philosophy, anthropology, and legal studies, it offers a truly interdisciplinary approach to the topic. The volume examines different conceptions of death and their impact on children's cognitive and emotional development and will be useful for courses in developmental psychology, clinical psychology, and certain education courses, as well as philosophy classes - especially in ethics and epistemology. This collection will be of particular interest to researchers and practitioners in psychology, medical workers, and educators - both parents and teachers.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xi, 189 p.

Dimension

23 cm.

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Death, ancestors, and the living dead: learning without teaching in Madagascar / Rita Astuti --
Death in Spain, Madagascar, and beyond / Paul L. Harris --
Ambivalent teaching and painful learning: mastering the facts of life / Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi --
Death in the lives of children / Margaret M. Mahon --
Talking to children about death in educational settings / Victoria Talwar --
Responsible believing / Miriam McCormick --
Thoughts and feelings: children and William James have it right! / Michael Schleifer --
How the law constructs its understanding of death / Ray Madoff.

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