Sociology: death & dying books

4624 books were found.

Philosophical, Medical, and Legal Controversies About Brain Death

Philosophical, Medical, and Legal Controversies About...

Author: L. Syd M Johnson (Suny Upstate Medical University)
ISBN: 9781009517218
Format: Hardback
$129.35

This Element considers current legal, ethical, metaphysical and medical controversies concerning brain death. It...  Read More >>

Why We Die: And How We Live: The New Science of Ageing and Longevity

Why We Die: And How We Live: The New Science of Ageing...

Author: Venki Ramakrishnan
ISBN: 9781529369250
Format: Paperback
$34.99

A major exploration of the science of why and how we age and die - from a Nobel Prize-winning biologist and former...  Read More >>

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free...

Author: Margareta Magnusson
ISBN: 9781761381195
Format: Paperback
$24.99

A charming approach to putting your life in order so your loved ones won't have to. There's a word for it in Swedish:...  Read More >>

After the Worst Day Ever: What Sick Kids Know About Sustaining Hope in Chronic Illness

After the Worst Day Ever: What Sick Kids Know About...

Author: Duane R. Bidwell
ISBN: 9780807024690
Format: Hardback
$49.99

"""For those who care for chronically ill children, a new understanding of hope that equips adults to better nurture...  Read More >>

Why We Die: And How We Live: The New Science of Ageing and Longevity

Why We Die: And How We Live: The New Science of Ageing...

Author: Venki Ramakrishnan
ISBN: 9781529369243
Format: Hardback
$59.99

A major exploration of the science of why and how we age and die - from a Nobel Prize-winning biologist and former...  Read More >>

The Marginalized in Death: A Forensic Anthropology of Intersectional Identity in the Modern Era

The Marginalized in Death: A Forensic Anthropology of...

Author: Jennifer F. Byrnes ,  Iván Sandoval-Cervantes
ISBN: 9781666923117
Format: Paperback
$72.99

This volume brings forensic and cultural anthropology closer together through case studies of structural violence...  Read More >>

Sociology of Death and the American Indian

Sociology of Death and the American Indian

Author: Gerry R. Cox ,  Neil Thompson
ISBN: 9781666908527
Format: Paperback
$72.99

This book presents a sociological analysis of death and bereavement practices of American Indians with oral histories...  Read More >>

The Effects of Suicide Exposure in Adolescents

The Effects of Suicide Exposure in Adolescents

Author:
ISBN: 9798869258359
Format: Paperback
$84.45

This quantitative research study is primarily about suicide exposure to adolescents and its effects. Most articles...  Read More >>

Life After Surviving a Suicide Attempt

Life After Surviving a Suicide Attempt

Author: Adam Shawn
ISBN: 9798869251251
Format: Paperback
$84.45

There is increasing recognition that individual subjective accounts are important to understanding suicidal experiences....  Read More >>

The Wet Wound: An Elegy in Essays

The Wet Wound: An Elegy in Essays

Author: Maddie Norris
ISBN: 9780820366685
Format: Paperback
$63.23

A debut essay collection inspired by the grief Maddie Norris experienced in the wake of her father’s death from...  Read More >>

M�s All� de la Muerte

M�s All� de la Muerte

Author: Benak
ISBN: 9798224901975
Format: Paperback
$71.28

"""M�s All� de la Muerte: Vivir una Vida con Sentido"" "" es una obra profundamente reflexiva y abarcadora, que...  Read More >>

The Loss Prescription: A Practical Roadmap to Grief Recovery

The Loss Prescription: A Practical Roadmap to Grief...

Author: Dr Chloe Paidoussis-Mitchell
ISBN: 9780008617202
Format: Hardback
$39.99

'Dr Chloe helped me understand how to grieve and keep living, how to find the light in the darkest of days. I know...  Read More >>

The Price of Life: In Search of What We're Worth and Who Decides

The Price of Life: In Search of What We're Worth and...

Author: Jenny Kleeman
ISBN: 9781035004966
Format: Hardback
$39.99

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Au-del� de la Mort

Au-del� de la Mort

Author: Benak
ISBN: 9798224637805
Format: Paperback
$71.28

Au-del� de la Mort: Vivre Une vie Pleine de Sens est une oeuvre profond�ment r�fl�chie et exhaustive qui plonge...  Read More >>

Unclaimed,The: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels

Unclaimed,The: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels...

Author: Pamela Prickett ,  Stefan Timmermans
ISBN: 9780593239056
Format: Hardback
$69.99

"An intimate, deeply moving investigation of an underreported phenomenon-the rising number of unclaimed dead in...  Read More >>

Beyond Grief: Understanding Suicide Loss and Non-Suicide Loss

Beyond Grief: Understanding Suicide Loss and Non-Suicide...

Author: Vinny Rubio
ISBN: 9798869178329
Format: Paperback
$87.09

Suicide loss and non-suicide loss impact thousands of people globally each year. Literature to date has identified...  Read More >>

Suicide Awareness, Skills, Resources a Suicide Prevention Program

Suicide Awareness, Skills, Resources a Suicide Prevention...

Author: Vinny Rubio
ISBN: 9798869178336
Format: Paperback
$84.45

Social systems, such as schools, need prevention programs for suicide prevention. Youth are unaware of suicide and...  Read More >>

Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real about the End

Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by...

Author: Alua Arthur ,  Alua Arthur
ISBN: 9798212901932
Format: Audio
$121.31

"""A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more...  Read More >>

Preserved: A Cultural History of the Funeral Home in America

Preserved: A Cultural History of the Funeral Home in...

Author: Dean G Lampros ,  Al Kessel
ISBN: 9798874764630
Format: Audio
$190.05

Funeral homes are immediately recognizable features of the American landscape, and yet the history of how these...  Read More >>

My Illusion of Normal: The Peculiar Case of Jean Stevens

My Illusion of Normal: The Peculiar Case of Jean Stevens...

Author: Tom Carman
ISBN: 9781962987585
Format: Paperback
$44.85

"As a retired death investigator, I have discovered throughout my career that what I once interpreted as normalcy...  Read More >>

Cloistered: My Years as a Nun

Cloistered: My Years as a Nun

Author: Catherine Coldstream
ISBN: 9781784745059
Format: Hardback
$55.00

In an evocative memoir, Catherine Coldstream describes life as a contemplative nun in the 1990s, and the dramatic...  Read More >>

Beyond Death

Beyond Death

Author: Benak
ISBN: 9798224425570
Format: Paperback
$71.28

""" Beyond Death: Living a Meaningful Life "" by Benak is a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted aspects...  Read More >>

How To Prevent Suicide

How To Prevent Suicide

Author: Gilda Rodriguez
ISBN: 9798869169631
Format: Paperback
$52.77

It's about finding a solution to a problem that can find in daily life, for people who feel suicidal and need help...  Read More >>

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