Sociology: death & dying books

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Edited by Thomas A. Shannon, this series provides anthologies of critical essays and reflections by leading ethicists...  Read More >>

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When both he and his sister Wenny are hit and killed by a truck, only Will North is brought back to life after watching...  Read More >>

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Haunted by grief and by her past after losing her family in a fire, fifteen-year-old Green retreats into her ruined...  Read More >>

Intended for nurses, doctors, midwives, social workers, chaplains, and hospital support staff, this guide gives...  Read More >>

Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Irene Anderson was determined to die with dignity. 1071 days later, her husband...  Read More >>

Through extensive field observation and structured interviews with NYPD officers, Henry reveals patterns of psychological...  Read More >>

""One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year....Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting.""—Entertainment...  Read More >>

Walsh and McGoldrick have fully revised and expanded this landmark work on the impact of death on the family system....  Read More >>

A wise and validating guide to coming to terms with feelings of relief when the world expects you to grieve  Read More >>

The theory of the three estates made clear distinctions between the functions of the two estates which comprised...  Read More >>

A caring guide that teaches parents, teachers, and other adults how children and adolescents grieve after someone...  Read More >>

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This volume investigates the impact of death consideration on such phenomena as Buddhist cosmology, the poetry of...  Read More >>

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A ground-breaking exploration of the double taboos of homosexuality and suicide and their effect on males from fourteen...  Read More >>

A ground-breaking exploration of the double taboos of homosexuality and suicide and their effect on males from fourteen...  Read More >>

Presents studies of Roman imperial cult, political propaganda, and topography.  Read More >>

On Mourning confronts the issue of loss and its commemoration in contemporary writing.  Read More >>

Autopsy of a Suicidal Mind is a uniquely intensive psychological analysis of a suicidal mind. In this poignant scientific...  Read More >>

This volume is a study of mortuary customs of the LoDagaa of West Africa, in research for this project the author...  Read More >>

One of the first books to be published in the UK on bereavement, this ground-breaking study presents the results...  Read More >>

Offers an interdisciplinary introduction to death, dying, and bereavement. Integrating the experiential and the...  Read More >>