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Land Acknowledgement
Adopting or Adapting the Book
Acknowledgements
Accessibility Statement
Nature of Course & Support Resources
Course & e-Book Introduction
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Death & Daily Life
1.2 Talking About Death
1.3 Death Positivity & Listening to the Dying
1.4 The Death Positive Movement
1.5 Chapter Summary
1.6 Required Chapter Materials
1.7 Chapter Assignment
1.8 References & Media Attributions
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Death Related Customs & Rituals in History
2.2 Death in North America, Late-18th to late-19th Century
2.3 Death in North America, Late-19th to Early-20th Century
2.4 Indigenous Death-Related Beliefs & Practices
2.5 Chapter Summary
2.6 Required Chapter Materials
2.7 Chapter Assignment
2.8 References & Media Attributions
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Culture, Rituals & Death
3.2 Death Rituals & Ceremonies
3.3 Death & Dying: Current Customs & Rituals
3.4 Chapter Summary
3.5 Required Chapter Materials
3.6 Chapter Assignment
3.7 References & Media Attributions
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Traditional Disposal Methods: Embalming, Burial & Cremation
4.2 Environmental Impact of Embalming, Burial & Cremation
4.3 Burial Capacity & Space Limits
4.4 Grave Recycling
4.5 Environmentally Sustainable Solutions
4.6 The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Death-Related Practices
4.7 Chapter Summary
4.8 Required Chapter Materials
4.9 Chapter Assignment
4.10 References & Media Attributions
5.0 Introduction
5.1 What is a Pandemic?
5.2 History of Pandemics
5.3 The Black Plague
5.4 The Spanish Flu
5.5 HIV/AIDS
5.6 COVID-19
5.7 Human Responses to Pandemics
5.8 Chapter Summary
5.9 Required Chapter Materials
5.10 Chapter Assignment
5.11 References & Media Attributions
6.0 Introduction
6.1 Learn About Genocides
6.2 The Armenian Genocide
6.3 The Holocaust
6.4 The Rwandan Genocide
6.5 The Genocide of Indigenous Peoples in Canada
6.6 Chapter Summary
6.7 Required Chapter Materials
6.8 Chapter Assignment
6.9 References & Media Attributions
7.0 Introduction
7.1 What is Dying with Dignity?
7.2 Palliative Care
7.3 What is Hospice Care?
7.4 Palliative Care in Canada
7.5 Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada
7.6 Dying with Dignity Advocacy Organizations
7.7 Assisted Dying Around the World
7.8 Chapter Summary
7.9 Required Chapter Materials
7.10 Chapter Assignment
7.11 References & Media Attributions
8.0 Introduction
8.1 Defining Loss, Grief, & Bereavement
8.2 Understanding Grief
8.3 Supporting the Bereaved
8.4 Grief & Social Media
8.5 Healing from COVID-19
8.6 Chapter Summary
8.7 Required Chapter Materials
8.8 Chapter Assignment
8.9 References & Media Attributions
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Death Notices & Obituaries
9.3 Bias in Death Notices & Obituaries
9.4 Obituary Writing
9.5 Elegies & Eulogies
9.6 Eulogy Writing
9.7 How will you be remembered?
9.8 Chapter Summary
9.9 Required Chapter Materials
9.10 Chapter Assignment
9.11 References & Media Attributions
10.0 Introduction
10.1 Defining Memorials & Commemoration
10.2 Memorials & Memorialization
10.3 Official Monuments & Canadian War Memorials
10.4 Genocide Memorials, Commemoration & Remembrance
10.5 Indigenous Memorials, Commemoration & Remembrance in Canada
10.6 Pandemic Memorials, Commemoration, & Remembrance
10.7 Chapter Summary
10.8 Required Chapter Materials
10.9 Chapter Assignment
10.10 References & Media Attributions
11.0 Introduction
11.1 Advanced Care Plans
11.2 Substitute Decision Maker & Power of Attorney for Personal Care
11.3 Wills & Power of Attorney (for property)
11.4 After Death Work
11.5 Talking About End-of-Life Care
11.6 Chapter Summary
11.7 Required Chapter Materials
11.8 Chapter Assignment
11.9 References & Media Attributions
Appendix A – Chapter Reviews
APPENDIX B – Materials used with permission
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