Sources of children's knowledge about death and dying.

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  • Author(s): Longbottom S;Longbottom S; Slaughter V; Slaughter V; Slaughter V
  • Source:
    Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences [Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci] 2018 Sep 05; Vol. 373 (1754).
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Review
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Royal Society Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 7503623 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2970 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09628436 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: London : Royal Society, 1934-
    • Subject Terms:
      Communication* ; Death* ; Knowledge* ; Life Change Events* ; Mass Media*; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Comprehension ; Humans ; Parents ; Psychology, Child ; Thanatology
    • Abstract:
      In the last century, decreases in infant and child mortality, urbanization and increases in healthcare efficacy have reduced children's personal exposure to death and dying. So how do children acquire accurate conceptions of death in this context? In this paper, we discuss three sources of children's learning about death and dying, namely, direct experience of death, parental communication about death and portrayals of death in the media and the arts. We conclude with recommendations about how best to teach modern children about this aspect of life.This article is part of the theme issue 'Evolutionary thanatology: impacts of the dead on the living in humans and other animals'.
      (© 2018 The Author(s).)
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: children; death concepts; development; learning; media; parental input
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20180718 Date Completed: 20190730 Latest Revision: 20190905
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      PMC6053990
    • Accession Number:
      10.1098/rstb.2017.0267
    • Accession Number:
      30012734