Sociology: death and dying

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In Facing Cancer and the Fear of Death: A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Treatment, Dr.

Featuring over 1,200 topical entries arranged alphabetically, this encyclopedia provides diverse and detailed coverage of the related subjects of reincarnation and karma.

The conventional approach to suicide is psychiatric: ask the average person why people kill themselves, and they will likely cite depression.

"e;This is a very substantive book that encompasses the various aspects of advance care planning, both prior to and after a diagnosis of a life-limiting disease.

The Third World cities have been reinvented by the forces of globalization as the destinations of new investments, causing the migration of a teeming million to the major urban centers without any corresponding increase in the creation of new jobs and other basic amenities required for decent living.

Christine Hartmann's mother valued control above all else, yet one event appeared beyond her command: the timing of her own death.

The issue of death has loomed large in Chinese cities in the modern era.

Originally published in 2002 Culture, Ritual and Revolution in Vietnam is a study of the history and consequences of the revolutionary campaign to transform culture and ritual in northern Vietnam.

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A close look at stories of maternal death in Malawi that considers their implications in the broader arena of medical knowledge.

For many today, retirement and the leisure said to accompany it have become vestiges of a slower, long-lost time.

Calling in the Soul (Hu Plig) is the chant the Hmong use to guide the soul of a newborn baby into its body on the third day after birth.

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A penetrating and provocative exploration of human mortality, from Epicurus to Joan Didion For those who don’t believe in an afterlife, the wisdom of the ages offers four great consolations for mortality: that death is benign and good; that mortal life provides its own kind of immortality; that true immortality would be awful; and that we experience the kinds of losses in life that we will eventually face in death.

A leading public critic reminds us of the compelling reasons people throughout time have found to stay alive Worldwide, more people die by suicide than by murder, and many more are left behind to grieve.

Get real, biblical answers to all your questions about life after death.

In the aftermath of suicide, friends and family face a long road of grief and reflection.

Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology.

For more than a century, people have been drawn to sites of tragedy involving the rich, beautiful and notorious of Hollywood.

Nineteenth-century Victorian-era mourning rituals--long and elaborate public funerals, the wearing of lavishly somber mourning clothes, and families posing for portraits with deceased loved ones--are often depicted as bizarre or scary.

The bones of Hawaii's King Kamehameha the Great were hidden at night in a secret location.

The Executioner's Toll, 2010 is a meticulous examination of every execution (and the details surrounding the execution) carried out in a single year--and a thought-provoking exploration into the minds of 46 killers as each plays the role of predator, quarry and condemned.

In the five state region of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri, 1027 men and women are known to have been legally hanged, gassed or electrocuted for capital crimes during the century after the Civil War.

When we think of baseball, we think of sunny days and leisurely outings at the ballpark--rarely do thoughts of death come to mind.

North Carolina sent more than 125,000 men and boys to fight the Civil War.

In the state of Georgia, 1025 men and women are known to have been hanged or electrocuted for capital crimes in the century after the Civil War.

The theme of death is an essential component of film narrative, particularly in how it affects the hero.

In the century following the Civil War, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia legally executed hundreds of men and women convicted of capital crimes.

The long history of medical care for the dying has largely been neglected.

The Divine Art of Dying explores the time when individuals facing a life-limiting illness make critical decisions about how they will live until they die.

Whether you're coping with a loved one who has received a terminal diagnosis, has a long-term illness or disability, or suffers with dementia, caregiving is challenging and crucial.

The inevitability of death-that of others and our own-is surely among our greatest anxieties.

Funeral expenses in the United States average more than $10,000.

This Pulitzer Prize-winning play is now a major motion picture.

Death is increasingly on the agenda for baby boomers moving ever closer to it.

For bereaved parents the development of a continuing bond with the child who has died is a key element in their grieving and in how they manage the future.

Publishing on the 50th anniversary of the opening of St Christopher's Hospice - widely thought of to be the first modern hospice, combining pain and symptom management with education and training - this edited collection discusses what motivates professionals and volunteers to provide spiritual care.

What do you need to know in order to provide the best possible care for sick children of different faiths?

While meaning and purpose are often seen as synonymous, this book argues that they sometimes are in opposition, the search for meaning at times suicidal, and living with purpose life-enhancing and invigorating.

Good counselling skills are often not taught to the professionals who need them most.

No resulta fácil hablar de nuestras pérdidas, de nuestras muertes y duelos.

Have you ever been locked in a cooler with piles of decomposing humans for so long that you had to shave all the hair off your body in order to get rid of the smell?

This Element shows how New Religious Movements variously conceptualize science.

This Element shows how New Religious Movements variously conceptualize science.

Nach langer Diskussion hat der Bundestag 2009 ein Gesetz zur Patientenverfügung verabschiedet.

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Viele Konzepte für die ersten Jahre der Demenz greifen bei fortschreitender Erkrankung nicht mehr.

Seit 1990 hat sich die Kinderhospizarbeit zu einem wichtigen Pfeiler im Unterstützungssystem für lebensverkürzend erkrankte Kinder/Jugendliche und ihre Familien entwickelt.

Das Curriculum für den Qualifizierungskurs "Palliative Care für Seelsorgende", erwachsen aus der Praxis eines ökumenisch geleiteten Kurses und geprägt durch einen spezifischen, überkonfessionellen Zugang zum Begriff Spiritualität, bietet eine Übersicht über Lernziele und inhaltliche Schwerpunkte des Kurses.