Sociology: death and dying Books

Do you feel guilt and shame because your loved one took their own life?Does it feel like you will never feel joy and happiness again?If you've lost a loved one to suicide, you may feel like your life is over-or that you want to crawl in a hole and hide...

There are few enough studies of the needs of dying people in the Western world, but no accessible studies of the needs of dying people in Asian cultures. Now, in this pioneering work, Dr Mui Hing June Mak shows us how a Good Death expresses itself in...

Author Tristan Smith offers an insightful guide through two dozen of Houston and Galveston's most historic cemeteries. Houston and Galveston's historic cemeteries lie scattered amongst the neighborhoods and thoroughfares of the nation's fourth largest...

This early work by Sigmund Freud was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Reflections on War and Death' is a work on the psychology and social attitudes toward war and death. Sigismund...

Death And Life In Nations And Men: Four Sermons Preached Before The University Of Cambridge (1868) is a collection of sermons delivered by Thomas George Bonney. The book explores the themes of death and life in the context of nations and individuals...

Walking Higher: Gay Men Write About the Deaths of Their Mothers is a collection of 30 voices dedicated to exploring their relationships with the women who gave them life, and managing the aftermath of their mothers

Based completely on lived experience, this book shares the similar and different journeys that people have taken after the loss of a child, a life partner, or a parent. Every circumstance is unique, and has its own pain and joy. The history and cultures...

Presented in chronological order, this book provides essential details about the 1,152 men and women who were legally put to death in North and South Carolina during the century after the Civil War. Each entry contains information about the criminals...

Physicians are known to be a group of professionals who are at risk of taking their own lives. In this easy-to-read book, Dr. Michael Myers, a psychiatrist and specialist in physician health, attempts to explain the mystery of why some doctors, despite...

Change your life.Discover the transformative power of resilience and self-discovery of Inner Wealth. This compelling memoir is a testament to the strength of the human spirit, chronicling Helen Harrison's journey from the depths of grief and...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

When grief hits, it’s personal. It can shred your emotions, turn your world upside down, and you may struggle to cope.The sting is with those left behind, and when faced with this extremely personal and painful situation, it can be hard to know...

This commentary is based on the six bardos teachings from a series of hidden treasure textsknown as the Profound Dharma of Natural Liberation through the Intention of the Peaceful andWrathful Ones (Zab chos zhi khro dgongs pa rang grol), discovered by...

How I Lost My Mother is a deeply felt account of the relationship between a mother and son, and an exploration of what care for the dying means in contemporary societyThe book is emotionally complex - funny, sad and angry - but above all, heartfelt and...

Découvrez les différentes coutumes funéraires de différentes civilisations, de l'Antiquité à l'époque moderne. Ce livre offre une analyse intéressante de la façon dont les aspects socio-culturels influencent les pratiques funéraires. Les auteurs abordent...

In this book, Howard Andrew Millet Henderson argues for the benefits of cremation over traditional burial methods. He discusses the environmental impact of different burial methods, as well as the health and safety concerns that cremation addresses...

When my first brother died and I received the call in Seattle, it was as if an eagle had reached into me and ripped out all of my organs. I felt a big, gaping hole inside of me-an eternal dark Void. I put tears, memories, laughter, and more tears into...

Modern medical technology has lengthened our lives and forever altered how we face our deaths -- but it has also created painful dilemmas that lawyers, doctors, spiritual leaders, and, above all, patients and their families are struggling with every day...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

No can see the world that exists inside one's head. Sometimes you might wish you could close your eyes and never wake, drifting off peacefully into an eternal slumber. (No) I am (not) okay is Dre Hill's exploration into this hidden inner world and what...

Este libro pretende llevar a cabo una urgente misión de rescate, para ser consultado por aquellos que están angustiados y desesperados, atormentados o desilusionados, derrotados y desorientados, víctimas del negativismo y la rebelión, y que, precisamente...

That Man in the Gold Lamé Suit offers a fresh, original, and dynamic examination of Phil Ochs, the often overlooked topical folk singer of the 1960s who wrote the soundtrack to that era's antiwar movement and so much more. That Man in the Gold...

《星云大师谈当代问题》丛书将星云大师近年来，弘法五大洲于各地，针对不同领域的社会人士所作的讲演、座谈，结集成册，提供大众参酌，从中读出应对现实人生之道。《星云大师谈当代问题1：心宽天地宽》为丛书的第一册，为社会议题探讨，此类别收录了大师八篇言论，包括有大师对环保、经济以及自杀的防治与女性问题等提出的应对之道。大师的开示，均针对人们的现实困境与心灵需求提出建设性的见解，并给与疗愈，继而启发人之善言、善心、善行。The series of Master HsingYun Talking about...

《星云大师谈当代问题》丛书将星云大师近年来，弘法五大洲于各地，针对不同领域的社会人士所作的讲演、座谈，结集成册，提供大众参酌，从中读出应对现实人生之道。《星云大师谈当代问题3：心安诸事安》辑录八篇座谈纪实，从如何看待安乐死、临终关怀、身心疾病等，为我们指出一条"希望之路"。大师的开示，均针对人们的现实困境与心灵需求提出建设性的见解，并给与疗愈，继而启发人之善言、善心、善行。 The series of Master Hsing Yun Talking About Contemporary Issues...

Die medizinethische Diskussion steht in der Gefahr unter einem fortschreitenden Rechtsdruck das anthropologische Grundphäauml;nomen des Sterbens immer mehr aus dem Blick zu verlieren. Sollen Sterben und Tod nicht zur Projektionsfläche...

On October 10, 1997, Jeff Morris attempted suicide for the first time. Over the next decade, Jeff would attempt five more times and think about suicide more times than he could count. Mental illness cost Jeff his career and his marriage, but it did not...

Perry started writing after the sudden loss of his son, Andrew in August 2013 at the age of 21. Soon afterwards, he started writing about his experiences, and how his friends and family interacted with him and how they saw the bereavement...

En este libro único y lleno de inspiración, una ministra religiosa y médico y una psicóloga clínica exploran las dimensiones espirituales del suicidio. Con ese fin, corren el velo para ofrecer una sorprendente mirada...

The late Carolyn Schreuer, devoted wife, mother, and teacher, was in her mid-40s when diagnosed with breast cancer. Before succumbing, she'd spend several years putting her valuable advice into Carolyn & Cancer: Some Days I Don't Feel Like Slaying...

Dearest Brother is a gripping memoir that follows the author's quest to re-discover the brother he lost through suicide in 1980. After thirty years of anger and guilt that caused him to suppress and deny his brother and his short life, his journey takes...

According to the CDC (2005), suicide claims approximately 30,000 lives each year in the United States. The law enforcement profession is a dangerous profession that oftentimes dramatically influences an officer's perceptions of incidents often related to...

Dr. Alma Bond provides insight into one of the greatest challenges of life: conquering the fear of death. Using her own experiences with the deaths of loved ones, Dr. Bond constructed a "Death Journal" in a style similar to Sigmund Freud's...

The terminal diagnosis is given, the knock on the door comes, and someone you love is dying or has just died. Death happens every day, yet as one hospital chaplain said, “Most of the time we just live life as if it isn’t an issue until...

This book analyses the concepts of moral status and human dignity in African philosophy and applies them to the moral problems associated with death. Providing an important overview of the ethical problems associated with the biological fact of death, it...

Jacob Grimms wissenschaftliche Abhandlung Über das Verbrennen der Leichen ist ein wichtiger Meilenstein in der Geschichte der Bestattungskultur. Der Autor untersucht die Vor- und Nachteile des Verbrennens von Leichen im Vergleich zur traditionellen...

Axel Carl J. Gustafson's The Foundation of Death is a provocative and challenging work that seeks to explore the ways in which our society deals with death and dying. Drawing on a range of philosophical and psychological traditions, Gustafson offers a...

This book adds a vital and overlooked dimension—diversity—to suicide assessments and interventionsThe literature on the relationship between culture and suicide has historically been widely scattered and often difficult to find. Cultural...

In a revised and updated edition, this book continues the debate on whether transplantable organs of executed capital felons should be used to save lives. It provides the reader with relevant data and information necessary for making an informed and...

This is a biography of the controversial and flamboyant nineteenth century doctor Francis Tumblety. The doctor's exploits include arrests for complicity in the Lincoln assassination, selling abortion drugs, killing patients, indecent assault, and...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...