Sociology: death & dying books

K. E. Brashier examines practices of memorializing the dead in early imperial China. After surveying how learning...  Read More >>

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Pennies from Heaven is a compilation of true stories from people who have lost loved ones and have grieved in different...  Read More >>

A mysterious suicide in Montreal leads the grieving Ana and her son back to 1978 Jonestown in this haunting translation....  Read More >>

A dark, poignant, and emotionally brave coming-of-age memoir: the story of a young man who, by handling the dead,...  Read More >>

In this hope-filled book, stories of real men and women offer insights on dealing with uncertainty, loss, grief,...  Read More >>

By 1940 World War II was raging and one of the most prominent men in the UK was Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere...  Read More >>

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This book deals with the treatment of trauma and loss while recognizing and understanding the cultural context in...  Read More >>

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Presents an ethnography of seven Gullah/Geechee women from the South Carolina lowcountry. This book emphasizes that...  Read More >>

A social tragedy is a collective representation of injustice. Baker demonstrates how social tragedies facilitate...  Read More >>

Could someone step into your shoes today and take care of yourday-to-day life with ease? If your situation changed,...  Read More >>

Death and the activities and beliefs surrounding it can teach us much about the ideals and cultures of the living....  Read More >>

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The story of a mother's journey through inconsolable grief after the death of her teenage son. Powerfully written,...  Read More >>

In this monograph we (1) provide an account of young children's socialization with respect to death and (2) develop...  Read More >>

The Inner Life of the Person Dying recounts the experience of facing one's death solely from the dying person's...  Read More >>

The Inner Life of the Person Dying recounts the experience of facing one's death solely from the dying person's...  Read More >>

""A journey into the mysterious world of thanatology.""  Read More >>

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Another haunting play from the Tony Award-winning author of The Seafarer.  Read More >>

The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying provides a comprehensive, up to date, and readable introduction to...  Read More >>

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