Loss & Grief links to Society & History

Grief in a zoo community: funerals and grief rituals 

Exploring grief - page 42

Newspaper article (handout) - page 44

Funerals - page 43

Newspaper article (handout) - page 45

Research - page 43   

1. Identity, relationships and culture

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Loss: a universal experience 

Change and loss - page 46

Feelings - page 47

Categories of loss (handout) - page 48

Holmes-Rahe survey of loss (worksheet) - page 49 

1. Identity, relationships and culture

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Understanding loss in response to death 

Different deaths - pages 53-54

Determinants of grief - page 54

Determinants of grief (student handout) - page 55

Determinants of grief (teacher information) - page 56

1. Identity, relationships and culture

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Supporting grieving friends and relatives
(2 lessons) 

Grief reactions - page 57

Masculine and feminine grieving patterns - pages 58-59

Unhelpful strategies (handout) - page 60

Guidelines for being a supportive person (handout) - page 61

1. Identity, relationships and culture

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Controversial issues: the way people die 

Defining euthanasia - page 62

Discussion and sample questions - page 63

1. Identity, relationships and culture

2. Democratic values and processes

5. Responsible citizenship

8. Communication

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Responding to help seeking 

A friend in need - page 65

What can you do to help? - pages 66-67

Getting help - page 67

A friend might need help when… (OHT) - page 68

What can you do to help? (handout) - page 69

1. Identity, relationships and culture

2. Democratic values and processes

5. Responsible citizenship

8. Communication

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