Sociology: Death & Dying

Being able to offer support to the bereaved is an important part of many frontline professions, such as nurses, teachers, funeral directors and any...

The period following the death of a friend or loved one can be tumultuous for anyone, but can be especially difficult for children, with lasting ef...

Offering an intimate account of intergenerational grief, Miller Obermans new collection of poetry, Impossible Things, explores his experiences as b...

Offering an intimate account of intergenerational grief, Miller Obermans new collection of poetry, Impossible Things, explores his experiences as b...

The definitive reference on the anthropology of death and dying, expanded with new contributions covering everything from animal mourning to mortua...

How animals conceive of death and dyingand what it can teach us about our own relationships with mortalityWhen the opossum feels threatened, she be...

Michael K. Rosenow investigates working people's beliefs, rituals of dying, and the politics of death by honing in on three overarching questions: ...

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Michael K. Rosenow investigates working people's beliefs, rituals of dying, and the politics of death by honing in on three overarching questions: ...

Coleen Nolan singer, TV host and agony aunt is known for her warmth, straight-talking and compassion. But her empathy and warmth have been earned ...

The friendly, compassionate and supportive companion for anyone faced with loss Coleen Nolan singer, TV host and...

Sharp, angry, punchily philosophical and often funny. It basically invents a new type of lifestyle aspiration: deathstyle. The Times Callenders jo...

'Fresh, original and utterly compelling' Marion ToddA calculated killer. A town under threat. An unfinished pattern...Archaeology professor Carla J...

An in-depth look at how mortuary cultures and issues of death and the dead in Africa have developed over four centuriesIn My Time of Dying is the f...

'Poignant and often hilarious' Publishers WeeklyWhat if we responded to death... by throwing a party?By the time Erica Buists father-in-law Chris w...

A moving journey through the shadows of queer suicide and a tribute to lives marked by struggle and beauty The Lamentations explores the struggles ...

A moving journey through the shadows of queer suicide and a tribute to lives marked by struggle and beauty The Lamentations explores the struggles ...

From the author of Work Won't Love You Back, a stirring examination of how collective grief can ignite powerful change.Our era is one of significan...

Can we give Grandma a Viking funeral?Why don't animals dig up all the graves?Will my hair keep growing in my coffin after I'm buried?Every day, fun...

Built on original ethnographic research conducted by the author, this book offers a highly detailed and comprehensive account of funerary history a...

Tracing the narratives of five incarcerated individuals, Sentenced to COVID speaks to the devastating impact of surviving the pandemic inside priso...

Tracing the narratives of five incarcerated individuals, Sentenced to COVID speaks to the devastating impact of surviving the pandemic inside priso...

This book offers critical scenarios of dark tourism futures and examines how our significant dead will be remembered in future visitor economies. I...

The remarkable stories of beloved pets from the famous and unusual to the everyday memorialized at burial sites around the world, accompanied by ...

Offering a political epistemology of collective mourning Focusing on forms of improper burial in Turkey and Latin America, Ege Selin Islekel argues...

Offering a political epistemology of collective mourning Focusing on forms of improper burial in Turkey and Latin America, Ege Selin Islekel argues...

Graveyards, burial sites and cemeteries are as old as human civilization, resting places and memorial sites for loved ones, the great and sometimes...

'I thought if I was going to die I should write some things down'Kirsty Everett was going to be an Olympic gymnast. But as she made plans to win go...

This book offers critical scenarios of dark tourism futures and examines how our significant dead will be remembered in future visitor economies. I...