Sociology: death and dying

The Genocide Convention explores the question of whether the law and genocide law in particular can prevent mass atrocities.

There has been a general assumption in the international debate surrounding organ procurement that Presumed Consent (opting-out) systems produce better results than Express Consent (opting-in) systems.

There has been a general assumption in the international debate surrounding organ procurement that Presumed Consent (opting-out) systems produce better results than Express Consent (opting-in) systems.

Almost every medical faculty possesses anatomical and/or pathological collections: human and animal preparations, wax- and other models, as well as drawings, photographs, documents and archives relating to them.

Almost every medical faculty possesses anatomical and/or pathological collections: human and animal preparations, wax- and other models, as well as drawings, photographs, documents and archives relating to them.

The Christian idea of a good death had its roots in the Middle Ages with ars moriendi, featuring reliance on Jesus as Savior, preparedness for the life to come and for any spiritual battle that might ensue when on the threshold of death, and death not taking place in isolation.

The Christian idea of a good death had its roots in the Middle Ages with ars moriendi, featuring reliance on Jesus as Savior, preparedness for the life to come and for any spiritual battle that might ensue when on the threshold of death, and death not taking place in isolation.

This groundbreaking book is the first collection to investigate the law, political science and ethical perspectives collectively in relation to the right and value of life.

This groundbreaking book is the first collection to investigate the law, political science and ethical perspectives collectively in relation to the right and value of life.

Talking to the dead and communication with 'the other side' is often presented as a taboo in an increasingly technological and medically advanced world.

Talking to the dead and communication with 'the other side' is often presented as a taboo in an increasingly technological and medically advanced world.

Challenging the widely held notion of a hospice as a building or a place, this book argues that it should instead be a philosophy of care.

Challenging the widely held notion of a hospice as a building or a place, this book argues that it should instead be a philosophy of care.

In October 1994, fifty-three members of the Order of the Solar Temple in Switzerland and Quebec were murdered or committed suicide.

In October 1994, fifty-three members of the Order of the Solar Temple in Switzerland and Quebec were murdered or committed suicide.

Well-known authors in the field of ageing and spirituality present their considered contributions to current understandings in this fast-changing field.

Well-known authors in the field of ageing and spirituality present their considered contributions to current understandings in this fast-changing field.

A study of the German minority in the Serbian Banat during World War II, its self-perception and its collaboration with the Nazis.

The first ever full-length study exploring how Dickens''s fiction engaged with, responded to, and even exploited Victorian attitudes to death.

The first ever full-length study exploring how Dickens''s fiction engaged with, responded to, and even exploited Victorian attitudes to death.

Examines how state government policies and their historic beginnings have present-day effects on their residents'' political lives and on population health, especially for marginalized groups.

This book offers a compelling and comprehensive account of what happened to the KGB when the Soviet Union collapsed and the world's most powerful and dangerous secret police organization was uncloaked.

Examines how state government policies and their historic beginnings have present-day effects on their residents'' political lives and on population health, especially for marginalized groups.

This study creates a holistic research base by looking at the demographics of the ageing population and reviewing existing studies.

This rich collection of original essays illuminates the causes and consequences of the South''s defining experiences with death.

This rich collection of original essays illuminates the causes and consequences of the South''s defining experiences with death.

Ancient Monuments and Modern Identities sets out to examine the role of archaeology in the creation of ethnic, national and social identities in 19th and 20th century Greece.

Ancient Monuments and Modern Identities sets out to examine the role of archaeology in the creation of ethnic, national and social identities in 19th and 20th century Greece.

Considering the potential and peril of Domestic Abuse-Related Death Reviews (DARDRs) in England and Wales as a way of learning from domestic abuserelated deaths, this book examines what DARDRs - first known as Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) - are understood as being for, what is used by and in DARDRs, and how DARDRs are themselves used.

Social death occurs when the social existence of a person or group ceases.

Social death occurs when the social existence of a person or group ceases.

The Handbook of the Sociology of Death, Grief, and Bereavement sets issues of death and dying in a broad and holistic social context.

The Handbook of the Sociology of Death, Grief, and Bereavement sets issues of death and dying in a broad and holistic social context.

Mass violence and terrorism are a salient phenomenon in the late modern society, showing no sign of decline.

Mass violence and terrorism are a salient phenomenon in the late modern society, showing no sign of decline.

Death is an unanswerable question for humanity, the question that always remains unanswered because it lies beyond human experience.

Death is an unanswerable question for humanity, the question that always remains unanswered because it lies beyond human experience.

Put ideas into practice using theoretical concepts and real-life examples The MBA Handbook, 9th Edition by Cameron is a vital resource for MBA and other postgraduate management students to gain maximum learning benefit from their programme.

Build a strong foundation on the principles and procedures of modern forensic science.

Build a strong foundation on the principles and procedures of modern forensic science.

Standoff is award-winning journalist Jamie Thompson's gripping account of a deadly night in Dallas, told through the eyes of those at the center of the events, who offer a nuanced look at race and policing in AmericaOn the evening of July 7, 2016, protesters gathered in cities across the nation after police shot two black men, Philando Castile and Alton Sterling.

A convincing critique of the neglect of death in psychoanalytic theory, arguing that death has been a repressed subject in psychoanalysis.

A convincing critique of the neglect of death in psychoanalytic theory, arguing that death has been a repressed subject in psychoanalysis.

In-depth anthropological studies of the Buddhist funeral cultures of mainland Southeast Asia and China.

In-depth anthropological studies of the Buddhist funeral cultures of mainland Southeast Asia and China.

Sarah Tarlow''s interdisciplinary study examines belief as it relates to the dead body in early modern Britain and Ireland.

Sarah Tarlow''s interdisciplinary study examines belief as it relates to the dead body in early modern Britain and Ireland.

Discusses how the memory of traumatic events, such as genocide and torture, is inscribed within human bodies.

Discusses how the memory of traumatic events, such as genocide and torture, is inscribed within human bodies.