Contributor
Lüsted, Marcia Amidon, editor.
Edition Statement:First edition.
ImprintNew York : Greenhaven Publishing, 2019.
Description200 pages; 24 cm.
Note:DEATH AND DYING AROUND THE WORLD. Dying in comfort / Craig D. Blinderman and J. Andrew Billings ; In the United States culture affects the end of life / H. Russell Searight and Jennifer Gafford ; Advanced directives are paths to improved well being / American Academy of Family Physicians ; In India a final fast tradition embraces death and looks ahead to life / Christopher Key Chapple ; Having a plan can ease the end-of-life journey / Sameera Karnik and Amar Kanekar ; Hospice is still a mystery to many / Paula Spencer Scott -- HOW WE ARE LAID TO REST. The burning question / Thomas Laqueur ; Burial practices are windows to the way a culture lives / James Michael Dorsey ; The world's cities are running out of space for the dead / Ana Naomi de Sousa ; All cultures have death rituals / Jonathan Jong -- INHERITANCE AND THE LEGALITIES OF DEATH. In England the rules of wills and inheritance are changing / Jill Papworth and Patrick Collinson ; In the United States the estate tax is increasingly ineffecient / Gary Robbins ; Estate and inheritance taxes are a poor source of economic revenue / Alan Cole ; Death can result in family conflict concerning an estate / Mark Accettura ; Wills must be very specific / HG.org -- THE LEGACIES THAT LINGER AFTER DEATH. No one wants their parents' prized possessions / Richard Eisenberg ; What happens to a deceased person's estate? / Citizens Information Board ; Distributing real estate to heirs can come with complications / Kurt R. Nilson ; Inhertable things matter / Jacqueline J. Goodnow and Jeanette A. Lawrence -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:"The Global Viewpoints series provides students and other readers with the information they need to explore global connections and think critically about the worldwide implications of global issues. Each volume focuses on a controversial topic of worldwide importance and offers a panoramic view of opinions selected from a diverse range of international sources, including journals, magazines, newspapers, nonfiction books, speeches, government documents, organization newsletters, and position papers. Each volume contains an annotated table of contents; a world map, to help readers locate countries or areas covered in the essays; "for further discussion" questions; a worldwide list of organizations to contact; bibliographies of books and periodicals; and a subject index. By illuminating the complexities and interrelations of the global community, these excellent resources help students and other researchers enhance their global awareness." --Book jacket.
