Death & Dying: Social Aspects
"Necropolis"London and Its Dead
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Offers an historical narrative of the city's attitude to going the way of all flesh. This blend of archaeology, architecture and anecdote includes phenomena such as the rise of the undertaking trade and the pageantry of state funerals; and public executions and bodysnatching. This book covers both anecdotal history and cultural commentary. With illustrations. Hardback, 320 pages. Size: 216 x 135 mm. Weight: 406g.
Author: Arnold, Catharine
ISBN: 0743268334
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Death & Dying: Social Aspects
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"Children, Bereavement and Trauma"Nurturing Resilience
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The recognition of children's natural resilience as fundamental to their ability to cope with trauma is central to this book. It promotes the idea of healthy coping, and explores ways in which children and their families can be enabled to do this. With bibliography. Hardback, 112 pages. Size: 235 x 159 mm. Weight: 145g.
Author: Barnard, Paul Etc. Morland, Ian Nagy, Julie
ISBN: 1853027855
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Date: 1999 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Death & Dying: Social Aspects
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"Suicide"The Hidden Side of Modernity
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Suicide has been a core issue in sociology. This book provides an overview of suicide and suicide trends in contemporary societies. It offers a comparative account of suicide. With illustrations. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 229 x 165 mm. Weight: 338g.
Author: Baudelot, Christian Establet, Roger
ISBN: 0745640575
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Death & Dying: Social Aspects
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"Life Sentences"The Modern Ordering of Mortality
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The modern ordering of mortality. With illustrations. Hardback, 208 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 472g.
Author: Bayatrizi, Zohreh
ISBN: 0802097553
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Date: 2008 (Canada)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Death & Dying: Social Aspects
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"Loss, Change and Grief"An Educational Perspective
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This work aims to explore experience of loss, change and grief, and foster positive attitudes towards teaching and learning about these issues. It outlines the different beliefs and practices associated with death and dying, and aims to help adults understand how children grieve. With illustrations. Paperback, 192 pages. Size: 234 x 152 mm. Weight: 374g.
Author: Brown, Erica
ISBN: 1853464651
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 1999 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Death & Dying: Social Aspects
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"The Living End"The Future of Death, Aging and Immortality
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Death has changed. The decline of infections, starvation, warfare, heart attack and stroke has allowed people to reach extreme old age but ushered in disability, dementia and degenerative disease, with profound consequences. This title explores these issues at various levels, from the cell, to the whole body, and to society. With illustrations. Hardback, 278 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 379g.
Author: Brown, Guy
ISBN: 0230517579
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Undergraduate Death & Dying: Social Aspects
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"Nonfinite Loss and Grief"A Psychoeducational Approach
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This text challenges the idea that the grieving process is the same regardless of the nature of the loss. Because this grieving process can be complex, counsellors need to know how to provide therapy that recognises and addresses the particular needs of the individuals. With illustrations. Paperback, 269 pages. Weight: 466g.
Author: Bruce, Elizabeth J. Schultz, Cynthia L.
ISBN: 1843100460
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Death & Dying: Social Aspects
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"War Dead"Western Societies and the Casualties of War
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Veasey, Richard (trans.) As a historical account of the way in which war and death intersect, this book describes the complex attitude societies have towards death. With 24 b&w illustrations. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Capdevila, Luc Voldman, Daniele
ISBN: 0748622985
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Death & Dying: Social Aspects
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"Depression and Attempted Suicide in Adolescents"
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"Parent, Adolescent & Child Training Skills" series; This highly accessible and practical guide is designed for anyone working with children, adolescents and their families. Covering the current thinking surrounding depression and attempted suicide, it offers valuable insight into this challenging area. With 0. Paperback, 72 pages. Size: 246 x 171 mm. Weight: 159g.
Author: Carr, Alan
ISBN: 185433350X
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Death & Dying: Social Aspects
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"Transitions in End of Life Care"Hospice and Related Developments in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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"Facing Death" series; To what extent have hospice and palliative care developments taken hold in the countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union? This study provides an analysis of hospice and related services in 28 countries. It is suitable to those concerned with improving hospice and palliative care services, in Eastern Europe, Central Asia. With maps. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 228 x 152 mm. Weight: 522g.
Author: Clark, David Wright, Michael
ISBN: 0335212867
Publisher: Open University Press
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Death & Dying: Social Aspects
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"Responding to Grief"Dying, Bereavement and Social Care
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This work argues that dying and bereavement are issues for all social care practitioners, illustrating the wide variety of ways in which they are involved. Examples are taken from mainstream as well as specialist settings. With notes, references, index. Paperback, 192 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 249g.
Author: Currer, Caroline
ISBN: 0333736397
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Death & Dying: Social Aspects
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"Care of the Suicidal Person"
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According to the World Health Organization, approximately one million people died as a result of suicide in the year 2000. That is one death every 40 seconds. Drawing on service user data, this book contains and explains an evidence-based theory of how to care for suicidal people, tracing the role of nurses in caring for suicidal people. With illustrated. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 189 x 246 mm. Weight: 526g.
Author: Cutcliffe, John Stevenson, Chris
ISBN: 0443101965
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Death & Dying: Social Aspects
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"The Labour of Loss"Mourning, Memory and Wartime Bereavement in Australia
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"Studies in the Social & Cultural History of Modern Warfare" series; A study of the experience of private loss and grief after the two world wars. Paperback, 222 pages. Size: 229 x 153 mm. Weight: 330g.
Author: Damousi, Joy
ISBN: 052166974X
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 1999 (Australia)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Death & Dying: Social Aspects
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"Death and the Emperor"Roman Imperial Funerary Monuments From Augustus to Marcus Aurelius
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Presents studies of Roman imperial cult, political propaganda, and topography. With illustrations. Paperback, 80 pages. Size: 235 x 158 mm. Weight: 724g.
Author: Davies, Penelope J.E.
ISBN: 0292702752
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Date: 2004 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Death & Dying: Social Aspects
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"The Last Dance"Encountering Death and Dying
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Offers an interdisciplinary introduction to death, dying, and bereavement. Integrating the experiential and the scholarly, as well as the emotional and intellectual dimensions of death and dying, this seventh edition provides coverage of death studies. With illustrations. 7 rev ed. Hardback, 696 pages. Size: 228 x 177 mm. Weight: 1202g.
Author: Despelder, Lynne Ann Strickland, Albert Lee
ISBN: 0072920963
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Date: 2004 (United States)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Death & Dying: Social Aspects
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