The text provides insight and detailed information about the topics which will inspire students to consider their own thoughts and ideas about death and dying.  It is very detailed with appropriate examples, along with some surprising information.
-Susan R. Adams, University of Central Arkansas, University of Arkansas at Little Rock 

This text’s major strengths are breadth of coverage, solid data collection, and communication.  It has a compelling chapter on children and adolescents and… is practical, focused on the preparation of care-givers. This approach creates a writing style that is also very pragmatic, allowing for the interpretive voice to be heard in the classroom instead of the text.
-Chris Newcomb, Bethune-Cookman University