Dying, death, and grief in an online universe / Carla J. Sofka, Illene Noppe Cupit, Kathleen R. Gilbert, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sofka, Carla.

Cupit, Illene Noppe.

Gilbert, Kathleen R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death--Psychological aspects.

Death.

Grief.

Internet--Social aspects.

Internet.

Virtual reality--Social aspects.

Virtual reality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer Pub., c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""Historically we have always employed our foremost technology in the service of the dead. We have used whatever we had at our disposal to mourn, to support, to share memories and to tell stories. Carla J. Sofka, Illene Noppe Cupit, and Kathleen R. Gilbert reaffirm that principle reminding us that this new digital world both offers dramatic technologies and creates considerable opportunities to deal with dying, death, and grief. The editors are extraordinarily sensitive to the multiple ways that this new technology has impacted upon the death system or the ways that a society organizes behavio

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Author Biography; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I The Communication Technology Revolution and Implications for Thanatology; 1 Thanatechnology as a Conduit for Living, Dying, and Grieving in Contemporary Society; THE IMPACT OF THANATECHNOLOGY ON THE EXPERIENCE OF ILLNESS, DYING, AND GRIEF; THE DEATH SYSTEM AND THANATECHNOLOGY; SUMMARY OF THE CHAPTERS; REFERENCES; 2 From Digital Divide to Digital Immortality: Thanatechnology at the Turn of the 21st Century; THE EMERGENCE OF THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

MOVING ON TO DIGITAL DIVIDESTHANATECHNOLOGY RESOURCES FOR THE DYING AND BEREAVED; EMERGENT UBICOMP/MOBILE RESOURCES; COMMUNICATION; REMEMBRANCE, INHERITANCE, AND LEGACY; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; REFERENCES; Part II Building Online Communities of Support; 3 The Role of Social Networking Sites in Memorialization of College Students; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; METHODOLOGY; FINDINGS; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; 4 The Net Generation: The Special Case of Youth; THE APPEAL OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET AMONG TEENAGERS; ONLINE COMMUNITIES OF BEREAVEMENT

SUPER-COMMUNICATION: E-MAIL, TEXT MESSAGING, INSTANT MESSAGING, AND TWEETINGTHE "GOOGLE" STAGE OF GRIEF; POTENTIAL RISKS AND CHALLENGES IN CYBERSPACE; IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICIANS, DEATH EDUCATORS, AND PARENTS; IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; 5 Blogging: New Age Narratives of Dying, Death, and Grief; THANATOLOGY IN THE BLOGOSPHERE: A GUIDED TOUR; IMPLICATIONS FOR DEATH EDUCATORS, GRIEF COUNSELORS, AND RESEARCHERS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 6 Being There: Technology at the End of Life; IMPLICATIONS FOR END-OF-LIFE CARE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES

7 GriefNet: Creating and Maintaining an Internet Bereavement CommunityTECHNOLOGY + THANATOLOGY = SERENDIPITY; THE PRIDES AND PERILS OF A VERTICAL GROWTH CURVE; TECHNOLOGY TRAINS THANATOLOGIST; TECHNOLOGY HELPS KIDS GRIEVE; TECHNOLOGY HELPS THANATOLOGISTS WITH RESEARCH; WHITHER WE GOETH?; REFERENCES; 8 Attachment at Distance: Grief Therapy in the Virtual World; PROLOGUE; AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PLAYERS; EARLY MEMORIES AND EARLY SCENES; A CHANGE OF SCENE; REVISING AND REROLEING; CLOSING ACTS; POSTSCRIPT; REFERENCES

9 Bereavement in Online Communities: Sources of and Support for Disenfranchised GriefDISENFRANCHISED GRIEF; ONLINE OR VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES: SCOPE AND RELEVANT CHARACTERISTICS; THE BEREAVEMENT IN ONLINE COMMUNITIES PROJECT; IDENTIFYING AND AMELIORATING DISENFRANCHISED GRIEF IN ONLINE COMMUNITIES; References; 10 Virtual Memorials and Cyber Funerals: Contemporary Expressions of Ageless Experiences; MEMORIALS AND CEMETERIES IN CYBERSPACE; REFERENCES; Part III Sharing and Gathering Knowledge in Cyberspace; 11 Open to Hope: An Online Thanatology Resource Center

THE ORIGIN, GOALS, AND BENEFITS OF THE OPEN TO HOPE FOUNDATION

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-12724-4

9786613531117

0-8261-0733-8

OCLC:

782879890