Sociology: death & dying books

4934 books were found.

Risk of Death in Canada: What We Know and How We Know It

Risk of Death in Canada: What We Know and How We Know...
Author: Simon P. Thomas , Steve Hrudey ISBN: 9780888642998 Format: Paperback	$87.09
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What about Cremation: A Christian Perspective

What about Cremation: A Christian Perspective
Author: John J Davis ISBN: 9780884692768 Format: Paperback	$23.63
The nature, history, and contemporary utilization of cremation is examined against the background of the Bible in... Read More >>

Talking to the Dead: A Study of Irish Funerary Traditions

Talking to the Dead: A Study of Irish Funerary Traditions...
Author: Nina Witoszek , Pat Sheeran ISBN: 9789042005310 Format: Paperback	$179.52
Talking to the Dead is an essay on death and its tenacious hold on Irish culture. There are few traditions in which... Read More >>

The Theatre of Death: The Ritual Management of Royal Funerals in Renaissance England, 1570-1625

The Theatre of Death: The Ritual Management of Royal...
Author: Jennifer Woodward ISBN: 9780851157047 Format: Hardback	$198.00
English royal funeral ceremony from Mary, Queen of Scots to James I gives fascinating insight into the relationship... Read More >>

Adolescent Suicide

Adolescent Suicide
Author: Paul R. Robbins ISBN: 9780786404148 Format: Paperback	$105.47
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Death and Burial in Medieval England 1066 1550

Death and Burial in Medieval England 1066 1550
Author: Daniell Christopher ISBN: 9781280143748 Format: Electronic book text	$337.92
A comprehensive and vivid picture of the entire phenomenon of medieval death and burial covering the years 1066-1550.... Read More >>

Assisted Suicide: A Decision-Making Guide for Health Professionals

Assisted Suicide: A Decision-Making Guide for Health...
Author: Stephen Jamison ISBN: 9780787908737 Format: Hardback	$118.80
How should you respond when your patient asks for aid in dying? This groundbreaking book is a much needed guide... Read More >>

Suicide: The Tragedy of Hopelessness

Suicide: The Tragedy of Hopelessness
Author: David Aldridge ISBN: 9781853024443 Format: Paperback	$78.99
The author argues that although western culture has traditionally understood suicide to be the choice of the individual,... Read More >>

Suicide in the Middle Ages

Suicide in the Middle Ages
Author: Alexander Murray ISBN: 9780198205395 Format: Hardback	$124.95
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Loss, Bereavement and Grief: A Guide to Effective Caring

Loss, Bereavement and Grief: A Guide to Effective Caring...
Author: Bob Spall , Stephen Callis ISBN: 9780748733224 Format: Paperback	$100.32
Of all the books published on death and bereavement, this book must rank as one of the most useful for the health-care... Read More >>

Voluntary Euthanasia and the Common Law

Voluntary Euthanasia and the Common Law
Author: Margaret Otlowski ISBN: 9780198259961 Format: Hardback	$65.00
Voluntary Euthanasia investigates the issue of active voluntary euthanasia. It examines the criminal law prohibition... Read More >>

The Unknown Country: Death in Australia, Britain and the USA

The Unknown Country: Death in Australia, Britain and...
Author: Kathy Charmaz , Glennys Howarth ISBN: 9780312165451 Format: Hardback	$435.60
In a strategy deliberately counter to many earlier texts which focus on social aspects of death and dying this book... Read More >>

Suicide and the Inner Voice: Risk Assessment, Treatment, and Case Management

Suicide and the Inner Voice: Risk Assessment, Treatment,...
Author: Robert W. Firestone ISBN: 9780761905547 Format: Hardback	$401.28
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Interviews with Famous Dead People: Inspirational Conversations

Interviews with Famous Dead People: Inspirational Conversations...
Author: Susanne B. Miller , Miller, Karen ISBN: 9781881217268 Format: Paperback	$28.91
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The Orphaned Adult: Confronting the Death of a Parent

The Orphaned Adult: Confronting the Death of a Parent...
Author: Marc D. Angel ISBN: 9780765799715 Format: Paperback	$38.95
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The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade

The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade...
Author: Thomas Lynch ISBN: 9780393041125 Format: Hardback	$60.72
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Suicide and the Inner Voice: Risk Assessment, Treatment, and Case Management

Suicide and the Inner Voice: Risk Assessment, Treatment,...
Author: Robert W. Firestone ISBN: 9780761905554 Format: Paperback	$234.83
Detailed case histories provide emotional reality in this guide to assessing risk and designing treatment for depressed... Read More >>

On Death and Dying

On Death and Dying
Author: Kubler-Ross ISBN: 9780684842233 Format: Hardback	$66.00
""I hope a great many will read this book...It does offer insight and understanding so that all those who have contact... Read More >>

Premature Death in the New Independent States

Premature Death in the New Independent States
Author: National Research Council , Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ISBN: 9780309057349 Format: Paperback	$147.49
To help assess priorities for health policy, the Committee on Population organized two workshops. This volume consists... Read More >>

Life Events and Well-Being: A Prospective Study on Changes in Well-Being of Elderly People Due to a Serious Illness Event or Death of the Spouse

Life Events and Well-Being: A Prospective Study on Changes...
Author: Anna Petra Nieboer ISBN: 9789051704303 Format: Paperback	$79.20
Illness events frequently have severe consequences for people and their loved ones. To lose someone close through... Read More >>

The Memorial Rituals Book for Healing and Hope

The Memorial Rituals Book for Healing and Hope
Author: Ann Marie Putter ISBN: 9780895031433 Format: Paperback	$154.00
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Words of Comfort

Words of Comfort
Author: Helen Exley , Sharon Bassin ISBN: 9781850159025 Format: Hardback	$9.95
A book of sympathy which contains poems and prose matched to suitable fine art paintings. Read More >>

How We Die

How We Die
Author: Sherwin B Nuland ISBN: 9780099476412 Format: Paperback	$32.99
An explanation of what happens to us when we die. The author, a surgeon with more than 30 years' experience, describes... Read More >>

Issues of Death: Mortality and Identity in English Renaissance Tragedy

Issues of Death: Mortality and Identity in English Renaissance...
Author: Michael Neill (Professor of English in the Department of English, Professor of English in the Department of English, University of Auckland) ISBN: 9780198183860 Format: Hardback	$334.95
Issues of Death looks at the tragic drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Starting from the premise that... Read More >>

Death, Gender and Ethnicity

Death, Gender and Ethnicity
Author: David Field , David Field ISBN: 9780415146791 Format: Paperback	$103.00
Examines the ways in which gender and ethnicity shape the diversity of experiences of dying and bereavement. Drawing... Read More >>

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