TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Death writ large
JO  - Death studies
A1  - Kastenbaum, Robert
SP  - 375
EP  - 392
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
N2  - Mainstream thanatology has devoted its efforts to improving the understanding, care, and social integration of people who are confronted with life-threatening illness or bereavement. This article suggests that it might now be time to expand the scope and mission to include large-scale death and death that occurs through complex and multi-domain processes. Obstacles to developing a systematic macrothanatology are identified. The 9-11-01 terrorist attacks on America are discussed as an example of mass death with complex correlates and consequences. Other examples are taken from the realms of war, disease, disaster, and extinction.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-1187
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -