First Advisor
Meredith James
Date of Award
5-21-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Graphic Design and University Honors
Department
Art + Design
Language
English
Subjects
Children and death, Picture books for children, Death in literature, Denial (Psychology)
DOI
10.15760/honors.1112
Abstract
This paper explores the ways children are taught about death and dying and how children's picture books can be utilized in difficult conversations of this nature. I go into the historical advent of books specifically for children and research how different ways of explaining death can help or hurt a child. Through this research, I explore how our situationality in a death denying culture has shaped how we explain death to children and what steps can be taken to counter this denial.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/35759
Recommended Citation
Gould, Kami Sahalie Upshaw, "CONNECTION, COMPASSION, and HONESTY: Using Picture Books to Help Build a Healthier Relationship to Death in a Death-Denying Culture" (2021). University Honors Theses. Paper 1085.
https://doi.org/10.15760/honors.1112
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