Sociology: death and dying

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with more than one million fatalities each year.

Cemetery and landscape studies have been hallmarks of North African archaeology for more than one hundred years.

Dying and Death in Canada offers a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of dying, death, and bereavement from a Canadian perspective.

Dying and Death in Canada offers a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of dying, death, and bereavement from a Canadian perspective.

No matter where in Canada they occur, inquiries and inquests into untimely Indigenous deaths in state custody often tell the same story.

No matter where in Canada they occur, inquiries and inquests into untimely Indigenous deaths in state custody often tell the same story.

The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most recognizable structures to define a modern city.

The notion of one day disappearing from the earth forever is contrary to many of America's defining cultural values, with death and dying viewed as "e;un-American"e; experiences.

Death is the one certainty in life, yet, with the decline of religion in the West, we have become collectively reluctant to talk about it.

Describing a variety of funeral ritual, from major world religions and from local traditions, this book shows how cultures cope not only with corpses but also create an added value for living through the growth of afterlife beliefs.

Describing a great variety of funeral ritual from major world religions and from local traditions, this book shows how cultures not only cope with corpses but also create an added value for living through the encouragement of afterlife beliefs.

The majority of the British population no longer attend church and, consequently, lack familiarity with the Christian tradition, its stories, language and metaphors.

Blending illustrative narratives from veterans with cutting-edge research, this book provides a model for a needed shift from treatment post-trauma to psychological training pre-trauma to prevent deep depression and resulting suicides.

This book reviews the spectrum of death, from when the living person turns to corpse until the person lives in the memory of mourners, and its impact on the ecology of the socio-cultural community and physical environment.

This book explains why suicide can be alluring to a person aiming to stop his or her traumatic pain-whether its source is bullying, sexual assault, war combat, or other PTSD-invoking events-and details approaches that can prevent suicide.

Can you imagine swapping your body for a virtual version?

This fascinating work explores the meaning of death in the digital age, showing readers the new ways digital technology allows humans to approach, prepare for, and handle their ultimate destiny.

This novel, cross-disciplinary collection explains how dying, death, and grieving have changed in America, for better or worse, since the turn of the millennium.

This engaging and informative resource provides readers with an understanding of the social, cultural, and historical influences that shape our encounters with death, dying, and bereavement-a universal experience across humanity.

Is there life after death?

The top ten Sunday Times BestsellerHeartfelt and honest, A Life Reimagined is an emotional memoir of love, loss and life after tragedy from beloved actress Jill Halfpenny.

The Segelberg Lecture Series explores the intersection of religious faith and public policy.

Human remains and identification presents a pioneering investigation into the practices and methodologies used in the search for and exhumation of dead bodies resulting from mass violence.

The Bell Jar (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Sylvia Plath Making the reading experience fun!

We all keep secrets.

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

Few people have the opportunity to change the face of modern medicine.

What happens to us as we die?

It aims to provide the practitioner with a description of depression, an explanation of factors that contribute to mood disorders and guidance on their assessment and treatment in adolescence.

This edited volume explores the wide range of practice situations across the human services in which issues loss and grief are likely to be important.

A deeply personal look at death, mourning, and the afterlife in Jewish traditionAfter One-Hundred-and-Twenty provides a richly nuanced and deeply personal look at Jewish attitudes and practices regarding death, mourning, and the afterlife as they have existed and evolved from biblical times to today.

The meaning of our concern for mortal remains-from antiquity through the twentieth centuryThe Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge.

This edited volume brings together leading scholars on the death penalty within international, regional and municipal law.

This edited volume brings together leading scholars on the death penalty within international, regional and municipal law.

This study explores the female experience of death in early modern England.

This study explores the female experience of death in early modern England.

The two volumes of Death, Dying, and the Ending of Life present the core of recent philosophical work on end-of-life issues.

The two volumes of Death, Dying, and the Ending of Life present the core of recent philosophical work on end-of-life issues.

Grieving women in early modern English drama, this study argues, recall not only those of Classical tragedy, but also, and more significantly, the lamenting women of medieval English drama, especially the Virgin Mary.

Grieving women in early modern English drama, this study argues, recall not only those of Classical tragedy, but also, and more significantly, the lamenting women of medieval English drama, especially the Virgin Mary.

On March 26, 1997, the bodies of 39 men and women were found in an opulent mansion outside San Diego, all victims of a mass suicide.

On March 26, 1997, the bodies of 39 men and women were found in an opulent mansion outside San Diego, all victims of a mass suicide.

Holocaust Images and Picturing Catastrophe explores the phenomenon of Holocaust transfer, analysing the widespread practice of using the Holocaust and its imagery for the representation and recording of other historical events in various media sites.

Holocaust Images and Picturing Catastrophe explores the phenomenon of Holocaust transfer, analysing the widespread practice of using the Holocaust and its imagery for the representation and recording of other historical events in various media sites.

Funeral monuments are fascinating and diverse cultural relics that continue to captivate visitors to English churches, yet we still know relatively little about the messages they attempt to convey across the centuries.

Funeral monuments are fascinating and diverse cultural relics that continue to captivate visitors to English churches, yet we still know relatively little about the messages they attempt to convey across the centuries.