Handbook of Social Justice in Loss and Grief Exploring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Part 1: Introductory Concepts
1. Social Justice Conceptualizations in Loss and Grief
Tashel C. Bordere
2. Looking at Loss and Grief from a Critically Informed Perspective
Darcy L. Harris
3. Living, Suffering, and Dying in a Globalized World
Solomon R. Benatar and Dillon Walmsley
4. Suffocated Grief and Oppression-Based Loss
Tashel C. Bordere
Part 2: Identity, Lived Experience, and Grief
5. Black Parenting, Resistance, and Oppression in Loss and Grief
Tashel C. Bordere
6. Loss and Grief among LGBTQ+ Youth Emerging into Adulthood
Nancy E. Thacker-Darrow and Antonio Duran
7.  Intersectionality, Loss, and Student Grief in College
Tashel C. Bordere, Heather Servaty-Seib, and Zaydie Bordere
8. Loss and Grief in Canada’s First Nations People
Cloy-e-iis Judith Sayers
9. Ageism, Loss, and Spiritual Diminishment
Sue Thompson
10. “I’m open to facing the fear as well as the good”: Enfranchised Grief and Intellectual Disability
Cara Grosset
Part 3: Health and Health Care
11. Iatrogenic Harm and Objectification in the Context of Care Delivery
Darcy L. Harris
12. Exploring Equity and Egalitarian Perspectives in End of Life Care
Darcy L. Harris
13. Medicalizing Grief
Leeat Granek
14. The Politics of Care and Care as Politics
Neil Small
Part 4: Socio-political Dynamics of Grief and Loss
15. Political Grief
Darcy L. Harris
16. Loss Related to Regime Change: Mourning Hong Kong
Andy Hau Yan Ho
17. Femicide and Feminicide in Global Perspective
Lisa McLean and Athir Jisrawi
18. Environmental Grief
Darcy L. Harris
19. Oppression of the Bereaved
Darcy L. Harris
20. Reproductive (in)Justice Work: Witnessing Grief and Seeking Joy
Karen Lawford and Holly McKenzie
21. Disappearance, Forced Disappearance, and Ambiguous Loss
Lisa McLean
Part 5: Implications and Responses
22. Grief Activism: Climate Grief and Youth-Led Activism
Lillian Barraclough and Lisa McLean
23. Alliances and Advocacy
Tashel C. Bordere, Kevin Carter, Brie Overton, Adam Stevens
24. Cultural Competence and Humility
Paul C. Rosenblatt
25. Spirituality and Ritual in Response to Social Injustice
Doneila L. McIntosh
26. Death Education and Literacy as a Social Justice Issue
Darcy L. Harris and Lisa McLean
Conclusion: Hope, Empowerment, and Compassion
Darcy L. Harris, Tashel C. Bordere, and Lisa McLean

Biography

Darcy L. Harris, PhD, FT, is an associate professor in the department of interdisciplinary programs at King's University College at the University of Western Ontario in Ontario, Canada, where she is also the coordinator of the thanatology program.

Tashel C. Bordere, PhD, CT, is an assistant professor of human development and family studies and state extension specialist in youth development at the University of Missouri-Columbia and a past editor of The Forum.

"The Handbook of Social Justice in Loss and Grief is destined to become a classic in the field. Not only could this book be used in professional training for medical, social work, nursing, and counseling courses, it could also be used in courses in social stratification, social institutions, as well as death and dying. It is exceptionally well-written, based on scholarship, and covers areas not found in any other book! The prologue, foreword, and introduction alone are worth the price of the book—the rest of the book is an added bonus!

Gerry R. Cox, PhD, Center for Death Education and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse

"This handbook is an incredibly important addition to many fields of practice because of the social justice lens it brings to working with diverse patients and clients who are experiencing various forms of grief and loss. All practitioners in the field will benefit from the many chapters that provide insightful analyses of complex issues in grieving, both locally and internationally, while simultaneously supplying excellent, culturally conscientious interventions and case studies."

Anne Cummings, PhD, professor emerita of counseling psychology, University of Western Ontario, Canada

"The voices and variety of perspectives in this handbook contribute a rich and vital perspective that has been under addressed in the bereavement field. Anyone in the helping professions will benefit from a deeper understanding of how our experiences and perceptions shape and shift effective practice, with practical applications for a diversity of populations and often-marginalized communities."

Donna L. Schuurman, EdD, FT, executive director, the Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families, Portland, Oregon

"Rarely have issues of social justice, politics, culture, and diversity been so clearly explained in relation to loss and grief. Clinicians in today’s multicultural world need greater understanding and insight into how our own worldview colors our perception of reality. Readers will be enlightened and changed by the personal and academic insights in this book."

Stephen R. Connor, PhD, senior fellow, Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance