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

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 189 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781139127721
  • 1139127721
  • 9781139117067
  • 1139117068
  • 9780511852077
  • 051185207X
  • 9781139114899
  • 1139114891
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Children's understanding of death.DDC classification:
  • 155.9/37083 22
LOC classification:
  • BF723.D3 C57 2011eb
NLM classification:
  • 2011 F-925
  • WS 105.5.A8
Online resources:
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.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

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