Young people, death, and the unfairness of everything / Nick Luxmoore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Luxmoore, Nick, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenagers and death.

Children and death.

Bereavement in adolescence.

Bereavement in children.

Grief in adolescence.

Grief in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the problems that arise when death is not openly discussed with young people and offers invaluable advice about how best to allay concerns without pretending that there are easy answers. It covers all of the key issues and supports professionals in asking young people the difficult question, â??Do you think much about death?â??

Contents:

Young People, Death and the Unfairnessof Everything; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The Physicality of Death; 3 Courage and Death; 4 Death as an Authority Figure; 5 The Fear of Not Existing; 6 Attachment and Death; 7 Unprotected Sex; 8 Cock-up or Conspiracy; 9 Morality and Death; 10 The Problem of Personal Responsibility; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-90594-9

0-85700-662-2

OCLC:

798535867