Sociology: death & dying books

4587 books were found.

Final Resting Places: Reflections on the Meaning of Civil War Graves

Final Resting Places: Reflections on the Meaning of...

Author: Brian Matthew Jordan ,  Jonathan W. White
ISBN: 9780820364568
Format: Paperback
$92.27

Brings together some of the most important and innovative scholars of the Civil War era to reflect on what death...  Read More >>

Winning: A Story of Grief and Renewal

Winning: A Story of Grief and Renewal

Author: Harriet Hodgson
ISBN: 9781608082919
Format: Paperback
$29.99

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Scenes with My Son: Love and Grief in the Wake of Suicide

Scenes with My Son: Love and Grief in the Wake of Suicide...

Author: Robert Hubbard ,  Nicholas Wolterstorff
ISBN: 9780802883445
Format: Paperback
$58.05

"A father's stirring and tender tribute to the son he lost to suicide After years of battling clinical depression...  Read More >>

All the Living and the Dead: From Embalmers to Executioners, an Exploration of the People Who Have Made Death Their Life's Work

All the Living and the Dead: From Embalmers to Executioners,...

Author: Hayley Campbell
ISBN: 9781250906236
Format: Paperback
$50.16

A deeply compelling exploration of the death industry and the people--morticians, detectives, crime scene cleaners,...  Read More >>

Safe Passage: Words to Help the Grieving Hold Fast and let Go

Safe Passage: Words to Help the Grieving Hold Fast and...

Author: Molly Fumia
ISBN: 9781684811182
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Too many of us are familiar with the feelings of grief and bereavement. For those new to and for those long suffering...  Read More >>

Final Resting Places: Reflections on the Meaning of Civil War Graves

Final Resting Places: Reflections on the Meaning of...

Author: Brian Matthew Jordan ,  Jonathan W. White
ISBN: 9780820364551
Format: Hardback
$303.47

Brings together some of the most important and innovative scholars of the Civil War era to reflect on what death...  Read More >>

Cultural, Existential and Phenomenological Dimensions of Grief Experience

Cultural, Existential and Phenomenological Dimensions...

Author: Allan Køster (University of Aalborg, Denmark) ,  Ester Holte Kofod (University of Aalborg, Denmark)
ISBN: 9780367568122
Format: Paperback
$81.99

This innovative volume examines grief and bereavement studies through a phenomenological lens. It draws on perspectives...  Read More >>

Socio-Demographic Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Socio-Demographic Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic...

Author: David A. Swanson
ISBN: 9798887303468
Format: Paperback
$146.89

Presents a socio-demographic analyses of four major topics surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic: Data Issues; Statistical...  Read More >>

The Last Flame

The Last Flame

Author: Rex Pence ,  Premium Book Publishers
ISBN: 9781088235515
Format: Paperback
$39.47

What happens to your consciousness at death? Storytelling is a central aspect of human life. Why not death,...  Read More >>

Socio-Demographic Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Socio-Demographic Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic...

Author: David A. Swanson
ISBN: 9798887303475
Format: Hardback
$263.31

Presents a socio-demographic analyses of four major topics surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic: Data Issues; Statistical...  Read More >>

The Fear of Death: Shame Over Our Lack of Control Of How and When We Die

The Fear of Death: Shame Over Our Lack of Control Of...

Author: Loran Joly
ISBN: 9781088008072
Format: Hardback
$58.08

Are we afraid of dying, or are we perhaps much more afraid of the process of dying, afraid of the shame we...  Read More >>

Tres ensayos, cáusticos, sobre la muerte

Tres ensayos, cáusticos, sobre la muerte

Author: Lamberto García del Cid
ISBN: 9798864547540
Format: Paperback
$17.16

"Los presentes ensayos, más bien digresiones, quieren revolotear alrededor de este hecho aciago que a todos nos...  Read More >>

Death Glitch: How Techno-Solutionism Fails Us in This Life and Beyond

Death Glitch: How Techno-Solutionism Fails Us in This...

Author: Tamara Kneese ,  Linda Jones
ISBN: 9798212949774
Format: Audio
$110.85

An accessible yet erudite deep dive into how platforms are remaking experiences of death  Read More >>

Death Glitch: How Techno-Solutionism Fails Us in This Life and Beyond

Death Glitch: How Techno-Solutionism Fails Us in This...

Author: Tamara Kneese ,  Linda Jones
ISBN: 9798212949767
Format: Audio
$97.65

An accessible yet erudite deep dive into how platforms are remaking experiences of death  Read More >>

Bridging Perspectives: Interpersonal Theory of Suicide and Measurement Cultures

Bridging Perspectives: Interpersonal Theory of Suicide...

Author: Nisa Khan
ISBN: 9781835208953
Format: Paperback
$87.09

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The Art of Being Broken: How Storytelling Saves Lives

The Art of Being Broken: How Storytelling Saves Lives...

Author: Kevin Hines
ISBN: 9781637588529
Format: Paperback
$29.99

A moving and heroic memoir about surviving suicide and long-term mental health complications, while summoning the...  Read More >>

The Digital Departed: How We Face Death, Commemorate Life, and Chase Virtual Immortality

The Digital Departed: How We Face Death, Commemorate...

Author: Timothy Recuber
ISBN: 9781479814961
Format: Paperback
$68.99

A fascinating exploration of the social meaning of digital death From blogs written by terminally ill authors to...  Read More >>

Thoughts of Suicide

Thoughts of Suicide

Author: Calvin Ockletree ,  Dionte Miller
ISBN: 9781958335086
Format: Paperback
$39.57

"In ""Thoughts of Suicide,"" delve into Calvin Ockletree's soul-stirring collection of poems, birthed from two harrowing...  Read More >>

The Suicidal Person: A New Look at a Human Phenomenon

The Suicidal Person: A New Look at a Human Phenomenon...

Author: Konrad Michel
ISBN: 9780231205306
Format: Hardback
$52.95

Konrad Michel, a leading psychiatrist and acclaimed expert, draws on decades of experience to offer necessary new...  Read More >>

At the Cliffs of Abandonment: Finding Hope After Tragic Loss and Suffering

At the Cliffs of Abandonment: Finding Hope After Tragic...

Author: Alicia White
ISBN: 9798890413246
Format: Paperback
$42.21

"Will you let the Master heal your crippling and most visceral wounds? In this book, Alicia goes to the place where...  Read More >>

I Didn't Want to Die, I Just Wanted the Pain to End

I Didn't Want to Die, I Just Wanted the Pain to End...

Author: Shane Kelton
ISBN: 9781925452709
Format: Paperback
$52.77

The conversation around mental health changes now. Shane Kelton knows what it's like to suffer. He knows what...  Read More >>

Naviguer dans le Deuil: Comprendre et Surmonter le Chagrin

Naviguer dans le Deuil: Comprendre et Surmonter le Chagrin...

Author: Maxime Blanchard
ISBN: 9798863663081
Format: Paperback
$34.19

"Le deuil est un voyage complexe et personnel, une réalité inévitable de la vie que nous rencontrons tous à un moment...  Read More >>

The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures

The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and...

Author: Tony Kushner
ISBN: 9781559368001
Format: Undefined
$52.67

An extraordinary play from the renowned author of Angels in America.  Read More >>

Death Glitch: How Techno-Solutionism Fails Us in This Life and Beyond

Death Glitch: How Techno-Solutionism Fails Us in This...

Author: Tamara Kneese ,  Linda Jones
ISBN: 9798212949750
Format: Audio
$176.85

An accessible yet erudite deep dive into how platforms are remaking experiences of death  Read More >>

Lifeline: An Elegy

Lifeline: An Elegy

Author: Stephanie Kain
ISBN: 9781770417311
Format: Paperback
$44.75

An experimental memoir covering a very specific relationship that ultimately comes to a tragic ending. It interweaves...  Read More >>

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