Sociology: death & dying books

Provides an overview of the ethical and legal issues raised by assisted suicide and euthanasia. This work assesses...  Read More >>

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""Jesus did not eliminate human suffering: He came to suffer together with us."" With these words Fr. Nagle introduces...  Read More >>

Leading anthropologists consider issues of truth, memory, and representation in the aftermath of genocides in the...  Read More >>

Leading anthropologists consider issues of truth, memory, and representation in the aftermath of genocides in the...  Read More >>

Dealing with the loss of a loved one is a painful experience for anyone. But for a child, death can expose issues...  Read More >>

Why are we so deeply interested in celebrity lives and loves, their endlessly repeated journey from rising star...  Read More >>

Explores the ways companionship eases grief. Suitable for caretakers who work with grieving people or for friends...  Read More >>

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Kasik reflects on her experiences working as a chaplain in a veterans hospital.  Read More >>

'I don't believe in God, but I miss Him.' Julian Barnes' new book is, among many things, a family memoir, an exchange...  Read More >>

Addresses death experiences across the lifespan along with identification and intervention strategies for normative...  Read More >>

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Emphasizes cultural factors that affect the adolescent coping with death. This book explores many conceptual frameworks,...  Read More >>

The workplace is not immune to the problems, pressures, and challenges presented by experiences of loss and trauma...  Read More >>

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Easeful Death sets out straightforwardly the arguments for and against the legalization of assisted suicide and...  Read More >>

The Third Reich met its end in the spring of 1945 in an unparalleled wave of suicides. Goeschel analyses the Third...  Read More >>

The trauma of losing a sibling when we are in our adult years is one of the most unrecognized areas of psychology....  Read More >>

This interdisciplinary collection of essays assembles historians, health economists, anthropologists, and sociologists,...  Read More >>

How do ordinary people cope after a loved one is killed due to gun violence? It's a question that more than 30,000...  Read More >>

Examines the lore of death and whatever happens afterward. This work looks at places where people are buried, either...  Read More >>

Emphasizes cultural factors that affect the adolescent coping with death. This book explores many conceptual frameworks,...  Read More >>

Reflects on some major themes - death and after-life, religion and spirituality, rites and rituals, secularist approaches,...  Read More >>