How is death and dying addressed in introductory psychology textbooks?

Death Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 689-699

  Coppola, K M ^a   Strohmetz, David B ^b  

^a Department of Health and Exercise Science   (United States)

^b MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEATH; DYING; HUMAN; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGIST; THEORY;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CURRICULUM; DEATH; EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE; TEXTBOOKS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85047699149     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180290088383a     Document Type: Article

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