Master Concepts in the Field of Death, Dying, and Bereavement

This article proposes that thanatological studies attempt to develop broad master concepts that integrate knowledge both within the field and in relation to other disciplines. The authors then debate the adequacy of two possible master concepts—coping or adaptation—as ways to increase understandings of responses to events related to death and loss, such as dying, bereavement, grief, and mourning. Each of the co-authors of this article offers arguments and a rejoinder or rebuttal on behalf of one of these favored concepts. The article concludes by noting areas in which they agree in this discussion and by suggesting ways in which the discussion itself can benefit our field

Coping (psychology · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Grief · Political science · Psychotherapist · Rebuttal · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Engineering · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

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