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Dying, death, and grief in an online universe : for counselors and educators
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- Creator
- Carla J. Sofka, Illene Noppe Cupit, Kathleen R. Gilbert, editors
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York : Springer Pub., [2012]
- ©2012
- Physical Details
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- xviii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780826107329, 082610732X
- OCLC
- ocn768728934
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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