The World of Bereavement

Death, Grief and Culture in Kenya: Experiential Strengths-Based Research.- A Somali Perspective: Death, Grief, and Culture.- Strategies for Healing from Disenfranchised Grief: A Case Study from Botswana.- Grieving Rituals and Beliefs of Chinese Families.- Death and Grief in Korea: The Continuum of Life and Death.- Bereavement and Grief in Greece.- To Live with Death: Loss in Romanian Culture.- Death and Grief in Mexican Families.- The Brazilian Ways of Living, Dying, and Grieving.- Death and Bereavement in Israel: Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Perspectives.- Perinatal Death and Grief in Canada.- A Moment of Grace: Child Death in the United States.- Completing the Circle of Life: Death and Grief among Native Americans.- It is Always Normal to Remember: Death, Grief, and Culture in Australia.- "Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu: Although small, it is precious."Death, Grief and Culture in Relation to Baby Loss in Aotearoa/New Zealand.- Epilogue: Grief, Bereavement, and Rituals Across Cultures.

Joanne Cacciatore, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at Arizona State University and has been working with the bereaved for 15 years. She is the founder of an international nonprofit, the MISS Foundation, with 75 chapters around the world, which aids parents of children who have died or who have a terminal illness. She directs the graduate Certificate in Trauma and Bereavement program housed in ASU's School of Social Work, and her work has been featured on CNN, BBC, NPR, and American Morning, and in media outlets such as People Magazine, New York Times, Boston Globe, Psychiatric Times, LA Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and many others. John DeFrain, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus of family studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, College of Education and Human Sciences. He served for 36 years on the faculty, and continues to focus his energy as a professional on the development of strong families state-wide, nationally and internationally. DeFrain's research on family strengths and challenges from a global perspective has been recognized around the world. He holds an Honorary Appointment as Conjoint Professor of Family Studies at the University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia; serves as a Research Scientist in the Center for Family Studies, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, People's Republic of China; received an Onassis Foundation Fellowship to work at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji.