Dying, death, and grief in an online universe : for counselors and educators /

"The book offers a broad overview of how the communication technology revolution affects individuals coping with end-of-life issues, death-related and non-death loss and grief, and implications of the 'digital divide' between those who are knowledgeable about and have access to modern...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sofka, Carla, Cupit, Illene Noppe, Gilbert, Kathleen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Pub., ©2012.
Temas:
Death > Psychological aspects.
Grief.
Virtual reality > Social aspects.
Internet > Social aspects.
Death.
Thanatology.
Attitude to Death
Counseling
Death
Internet
Thanatology
Grief
Mort > Aspect psychologique.
Chagrin.
Réalité virtuelle > Aspect social.
Internet > Aspect social.
Mort.
Thanatologie.
grief.
deaths.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Death, Grief, Bereavement.
SELF-HELP > Death, Grief, Bereavement.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contributors
  • Foreword / Kenneth J. Doka
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I. The 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
  • Part II. 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
  • 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
  • Part III. 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
  • Part IV. Thanatechnology : Responsibly Looking Forward
  • Ethical considerations when conducting grief counseling online / Louis A. Gamino
  • Dying, death, and grief in a technological world : implications for now and speculations about the future / Illene Noppe Cupit, Carla J. Sofka, and Kathleen R. Gilbert
  • Appendix A. Informational support online : evaluating resources / Carla J. Sofka
  • Appendix B. Resources to assist with ethical issues in online service provision / Carla J. Sofka, Joyce Rasdall Dennison, and Louis A. Gamino.

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