The International Journal of Ecopsychology (IJE)
Abstract
The death-positive movement, the most recent manifestation of the death awareness movement, contends that modern society is suffering from a “death taboo” and that people should talk more openly about death. This movement is striving to shift the dialogue about (and place of) death and dying into community spaces. Death literacy is defined as a set of skills and knowledge enabling people to learn about, understand, and act on end-of-life and death-care options. People and groups with a high level of death literacy have a context-specific comprehension of the death system and can more easily adapt to it, becoming better equipped to provide care for others or to gain access to critical services necessary for high-quality end-of-life support
Recommended Citation
(2023)
"Death Cafés as a Strategy to Foster Compassionate Communities: Contributions for Death and Grief Literacy,"
The International Journal of Ecopsychology (IJE): Vol. 6:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/ije/vol6/iss1/5
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