| Guidepost 1: How do attitudes and customs concerning death differ across cultures? |
| Guidepost 2: What are the implications of the "mortality revolution," and how does it affect care of the dying? |
| Guidepost 3: How do people change as they confront their own death? |
| Guidepost 4: Is there a normal pattern of grieving? |
| Guidepost 5: How do attitudes and understandings about death and bereavement differ across the life span? |
| Guidepost 6: What special challenges are involved in surviving a spouse, a parent, or a child, or in mourning a miscarriage? |
| Guidepost 7: How common is suicide? |
| Guidepost 8: Why are attitudes toward euthanasia ("mercy killing") and assisted suicide changing, and what concerns do these practices raise? |
| Guidepost 9: How can people overcome fear of dying and come to terms with death? |
