Children's understanding of death : from biological to religious conceptions / edited by Victoria Talwar, Paul L. Harris, Michael Schleifer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Talwar, Victoria, 1974- editor.

Harris, Paul L., 1946- editor.

Schleifer, Michael, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children and death.

Children and death--Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 189 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-12447-1

1-107-21441-6

1-283-29596-2

1-139-12280-0

9786613295965

1-139-11706-8

1-139-12772-1

1-139-11270-8

1-139-11489-1

0-511-85207-X

OCLC:

769341714