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Dying, death, and grief in an online universe : for counselors and educators / Carla J. Sofka, Illene Noppe Cupit, Kathleen R. Gilbert, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Death--Psychological aspects.
- Death.
- Grief.
- Virtual reality--Social aspects.
- Virtual reality.
- Internet--Social aspects.
- Internet.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer Pub., [2012]
- Contents:
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- T he communication technology revolution and implications for thanatology
- Thanatechnology as a conduit for living, dying, and grieving in contemporary society / Carla J. Sofka, Illene Noppe Cupit, and Kathleen R. Gilbert
- From digital divide to digital immortality : thanatechnology at the turn of the 21st century / Kathleen R. Gilbert and Michael Massimi
- Building online communities of support
- The role of social networking sites in memorialization of college students / Kimberly Hieftje
- The net generation : the special case of youth / Carla J. Sofka
- Blogging : new age narratives of dying, death, and grief / Carla J. Sofka
- Being there : technology at the end of life / Jane Moore
- Griefnet : creating and maintaining an internet bereavement community / Cendra Lynn and Antje Rath
- 8. attachment at distance : grief therapy in the virtual world / Robert A. Neimeyer and Gail Noppe-Brandon
- Bereavement in online communities : sources of and support for disenfranchised grief / Lisa D. Hensley
- Virtual memorials and cyber funerals : contemporary expressions of ageless experiences / Brian de Vries and Susan Moldaw
- Sharing and gathering knowledge in cyberspace
- Open to hope : an online thanatology resource center / Gloria Horsley and Heidi Horsley
- Death education / Illene Noppe Cupit, Carla J. Sofka, and Kathleen R. Gilbert
- Death education in the cyberclassroom : creating a safe space for student learning / Eunice Gorman
- Research in thanatechnology / Illene Noppe Cupit.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780826107329
- 082610732X
- OCLC:
- 768728934
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