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Jecker, Nancy S.; Schneiderman, Lawrence J. – Gerontologist, 1994
Notes that, in contemporary Western society, people feel death of small child is greater injustice than death of older adult and experience correspondingly greater sorrow, anger, regret, or bitterness when very young person dies. Contrasts these attitudes with those of ancient Greece and shows relevance that different attitudes toward death have…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Attitudes, Children, Death