Sociology: death & dying books

Most studies of human development in developing societies have focused on the childhood stage, and in a few cases...  Read More >>

This volume challenges readers to see death not as a tragedy or failure, but as a natural part of life that is in...  Read More >>

Pompa Banerjee explores early modern accounts and images of burning women - bringing together travellers' accounts...  Read More >>

This title reveals an ongoing prevalence of toxic asbestos throughout America, tracing the poisoning rates in the...  Read More >>

Now in paperback, an inspiring tale of survival and recovery is offered by a woman who was attacked by a grizzly...  Read More >>

This work offers practitioners and researchers information on a range of instruments used to evaluate suicidal behaviours...  Read More >>

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Throughout, the contributors struggle to reconcile inconsistencies and gaps in our traditional understanding of...  Read More >>

In Terkel's powerful new book a wide range of people address that final experience and its impact on the present...  Read More >>

A study and informational book for those working with and concerned for individuals for whom life no longer has...  Read More >>

An account of the traditional customs that are put into practice when a Jewish person dies. It provides both an...  Read More >>

This work synthesizes various source materials including newspapers, mortician trade journals, and popular magazines,...  Read More >>

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Robert Desjarlais's graceful ethnography explores the life histories of two Yolmo elders, focusing on how particular...  Read More >>

Clothing, jewelry, animal remains, ceramics, coins, and weaponry are among the artifacts that have been discovered...  Read More >>

An intelligent and sympathetic analysis of one of the true taboos of modern life.  Read More >>

Every year, about 30,000 people die by suicide in the US, and some 650,000 receive emergency treatment after a suicide...  Read More >>

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Following the death of Diana, the British media presented an image of the country united in grief, suggesting that...  Read More >>

This work is a study of roadside crosses in which the author presents the history of these unique commemoratives...  Read More >>

Providing practical assistance to readers and their loved ones, this title incorporates the abstract and theoretical...  Read More >>

Following the death of Diana, the British media presented an image of the country united in grief, suggesting that...  Read More >>

This book is about psychotherapy with a terminally ill patient. In her narrative Joy Schaverien raises questions...  Read More >>

This book is an examination of death in early modern Ireland. It deals with the process of dying, the conduct of...  Read More >>