Sociology: death & dying books

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A journey through 20,000 years of history and myth in search of the answer to a single question: Do animals have...  Read More >>

"""Is there any hope that we may ever know what death is? Since it is a problem of knowing, we need to find the...  Read More >>

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The staggeringly huge epidemic of Alzheimer's and related dementias presents huge challenges. This edition summarizes...  Read More >>

Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society synthesizes the best of research-based conceptualization and clinical...  Read More >>

This project began as an investigation into the high rate of suicide among members of the Coast Guard in comparison...  Read More >>

the effort to give voice to unspeakable things: great love, great heartbreak, great wonder, great pain;  Read More >>

Now available in paperback -- Jan Hatanaka's powerful, life-enhancing book on how six people, encountering significant...  Read More >>

A gripping and passionate account of how we face the final rite of passage. These stories mine the agility of the...  Read More >>

This resource explains how to create an effective living will. The richly illustrated text features critical editing...  Read More >>

Explores the emergence of rituals in America that celebrate the dying and reinvent the roles of family and community...  Read More >>

Explores the emergence of fresh end-of-life rituals in America that celebrate the dying and reinvent the roles of...  Read More >>

Reinforcing the 1-800-FLOWERS.COM and Celebrations.com philosophy of helping customers express, connect, and celebrate,...  Read More >>

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Photography and Death reveals the beauty, meaning and significance of images once dismissed as disturbing, perverted...  Read More >>

This is the first full length volume to investigate the place of death in Buddhism in a pan-Asian context.  Read More >>

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English summary: A preoccupation with death is the part of the histories of the humanities, religion, and thought...  Read More >>

"In Death with Dignity, Robert Orfali makes a compelling case for legalized physician-assisted dying. Using the...  Read More >>

Erie Street Cemetery is Cleveland's oldest existing cemetery. Today downtown Cleveland towers over this peaceful...  Read More >>

The goal of this book is to fully explore what the author refers to as 'the near epidemic levels of suicide and...  Read More >>

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