Sociologi: døden og døende

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A legendary New York Times war correspondent delivers his unforgettable final dispatch: a deeply moving meditation on life inspired by his sudden battle with terminal brain cancer.For thirty years, Rod Nordland shadowed death. As one of his generation's preeminent war correspondents, he reported in over 150 countries, many of which were in violent upheaval, and was no stranger to witnessing tragedy. But in summer 2019, during the height of India's erratic monsoon season, Nordland was suddenly faced with a tragedy of his own: he collapsed in the middle of a morning jog, was rushed to the hospital, and diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor.After decades chasing conflicts across the globe, Nordland, now confined to a hospital bed, found the strength to face more personal conflicts. He reconnected with his estranged children and became closer with them than he ever thought possible. He repaired a friendship with a best friend that had been broken for twenty years. The arrogance and certitude that dominated his every action was replaced by a lucid sense of humility and generosity that persisted even after he left the hospital. Norland's tragedy became, in his own words, "a gift that has enriched my life." Waiting for the Monsoon is the exemplary story of confronting death with both eyes open, and of the human capacity to persevere even in the most difficult of times. With tremendous clarity, grace, and courage, Nordland has delivered a powerful final assignment, revealing how facing the unknown can transform experience and change our relationship to the world around us.

A Columbia University physician comes across a popular medieval text on dying well written after the horror of the Black Plague and discovers ancient wisdom for rethinking death and gaining insight today on how we can learn the lost art of dying well in this wise, clear-eyed book that is as compelling and soulful as Being Mortal, When Breath Becomes Air, and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. As a specialist in both medical ethics and the treatment of older patients, Dr. L. S. Dugdale knows a great deal about the end of life. Far too many of us die poorly, she argues. Our culture has overly medicalized death: dying is often institutional and sterile, prolonged by unnecessary resuscitations and other intrusive interventions. We are not going gently into that good night?our reliance on modern medicine can actually prolong suffering and strip us of our dignity. Yet our lives do not have to end this way.Centuries ago, in the wake of the Black Plague, a text was published offering advice to help the living prepare for a good death. Written during the late Middle Ages, ars moriendi?The Art of Dying?made clear that to die well, one first had to live well and described what practices best help us prepare. When Dugdale discovered this Medieval book, it was a revelation. Inspired by its holistic approach to the final stage we must all one day face, she draws from this forgotten work, combining its wisdom with the knowledge she has gleaned from her long medical career. The Lost Art of Dying is a twenty-first century ars moriendi, filled with much-needed insight and thoughtful guidance that will change our perceptions. By recovering our sense of finitude, confronting our fears, accepting how our bodies age, developing meaningful rituals, and involving our communities in end-of-life care, we can discover what it means to both live and die well. And like the original ars moriendi, The Lost Art of Dying includes nine black-and-white drawings from artist Michael W. Dugger. Dr. Dugdale offers a hopeful perspective on death and dying as she shows us how to adapt the wisdom from the past to our lives today. The Lost Art of Dying is a vital, affecting book that reconsiders death, death culture, and how we can transform how we live each day, including our last.

In Never Say Die, Susan Jacoby delivers a brave, impassioned, and exceptionally important wake-up call to Americans who have long been deluded by the dangerous myth that a radically new old age awaits the huge baby boom generation. Combining historical, social, and economic analysis with personal experiences of love and loss, Jacoby unmasks the fallacies promoted by twenty-first-century hucksters of longevity, and reveals the hazards of the magical thinking that prevents us from facing the genuine battles of growing old. Never Say Die speaks to Americans, whatever their age, who draw courage and hope from facing reality instead of embracing platitudes and delusions, and who want to grow old with dignity and purpose. It is a life-affirming and powerful message that has never been more relevant.

Death is not my friend, neither is it my enemy; it is my destiny. "Part memoir, part rant against the traditional funeral business, part manifesto, part just musing on death and facing it with compassion and courage. It's lovely and thoughtful and may make you rethink a few things."--The Guardian "This book is a great work of craft and beauty."--Salena Godden, author of Mrs Death Misses Death When he became an undertaker, Rupert Callender undertook to deal with the dead for the sake of the living. What Remains? is the brilliant, unforgettable story of the life and work of the world's first punk undertaker--but it is also a book about ordinary, everyday humanity and our capacity to face death with courage and compassion. To say goodbye to the people we love in our own way. In becoming the world's first "punk undertaker" and establishing the Green Funeral Company in Devon, UK, Ru Callender and his partner Claire challenged the stilted, traditional, structured world of the funeral industry; fusing what he had learned from his own deeply personal experiences with death, with the surprising and profound answers and raw emotion he discovered in rave culture and ritual magick. From his unresolved grief for his parents and his cultural ancestors to political and religious non-conformists, social outlaws, experimental pioneers, and acid house culture, Ru Callender has taken to an outsider "DIY" ethos to help people navigate grief and death. He has carried coffins across windswept beaches, sat in pubs with caskets on beer-stained tables, helped children fire flaming arrows into their father's funeral pyre, turned modern occult rituals into performance art and, with the band members of KLF, is building the People's Pyramid of bony bricks in Liverpool. What Remains? is a profound, deeply moving, and politically charged book that will change the way readers think about life, death, and the all-important end-of-life experience. "Rupert Callender hope[s] to redefine the funeral."--The Telegraph "Death has shown me unimaginable horror, the unbreakable core of love and courage that lies at the heart of what it means to be human."--Rupert Callender, from What Remains?

Julie Casson traces her husband Nigel's extraordinary journey from diagnosis of motor neurone disease to his successful death at Dignitas in Zurich. A rare and intimate account of one man's ultimate triumph over suffering and disease.

No can see the world that exists inside one's head. Sometimes you might wish you could close your eyes and never wake, drifting off peacefully into an eternal slumber. (No) I am (not) okay is Dre Hill's exploration into this hidden inner world and what happens within. This chapbook centers its dialogue on suicide and ideations, mental health, along with commentary on religion, race, and gender, and how these structures further cloud the waters of the mind. Here, Hill reckons with the weight of the war waged in one's own mind. (No) I am (not) okay is raw, unashamed, and unafraid, willing to say things that many think but feel they could never articulate.

Sociology of Death and the American Indian examines dying, death, disposal, and bereavement practices and applies those concepts to selectAmerican Indian tribes historically and currently, supplemented with oral histories. The focus is that learning about other cultures can enhance the understanding of one's own culture by comparing traditional and modern societies. Gerry R. Cox addresses the centuries of injustices committed against American Indians that led to a neglect of learning about American Indian cultures and attempts to fill the gaps in knowledge of American Indian practices.

This is a book of suicide prevention poems by Walter the Educator¿. Creating a poetry book that encourages a person not to commit suicide serves as a powerful tool to provide hope, solace, and support to individuals who may be struggling with thoughts of self-harm. Poetry has the ability to convey complex emotions, offer understanding, and ignite a sense of connection with others. By exploring themes of resilience, self-love, and the beauty of life, this book can remind readers of their worth, inspire them to seek help, and provide a glimmer of hope in their darkest moments. It aims to promote empathy, raise awareness about mental health, and foster a compassionate dialogue around suicide prevention.

Saying Goodbye tells the story of three friends and their first encounter with loss. As the story unfolds, they address fears and anxieties experienced after the loss of a loved one, and what it means to be there for each other. Beautifully illustrated with straightforward information, the book is a valuable addendum for anyone who is trying to help a young person with loss.

Med Døden og den døende brød psykiateren Elisabeth Kübler-Ross i 1969 den vestlige kulturs tabu omkring døden. Bogen bygger på over 200 samtaler med uhelbredeligt syge, og ved hjælp af sin kendte teori om de fem sorgstadier – fornægtelse, vrede, forhandling, depression og accept – giver forfatteren en dybdegående beskrivelse af, hvor gennemgribende døden påvirker både den døende, sundhedspersonale omkring den døende og den døendes familie. Men samtidig giver forfatteren lindring og ind gyder endda håb til alle, der er involveret, og minder os om, at menneskeligt tab og sorg er en del af vores eksistens. Med denne nyudgivelse, der har fået titlen Døden og den døende – fra fornægtelse til accept, markerer Gads Forlag Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ store betydning og giver samtidig nye læsere mulighed for at stifte bekendtskab med hendes stadig meget aktuelle og relevante perspektiver på døden og den døendes værdighed. Den danske oversættelse er blevet sprogligt revideret og tilpasset en dansk kontekst.

Suicide and self-injury are prominent issues among college students (Pristorello, Fruzzeetti, MacLane, Gallop, & Iverson, 2012). This manuscript seeks to explore the primary research question: Does mindfulness serve as a moderating factor for the relationship between recent self- injury and recent suicide attempts among college students? Data collected in 2011 by the National Research Consortium of Counseling Centers in Higher Education was used for the current study. The 2011 study yielded a sample of 26,292 college students from 75 different 4- year universities across the United States. Participants completed a 79-item survey, which included the Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CAMS-R), demographic variables, and items related to suicide-related behaviors. Multi-level modeling was utilized to explore the main research question, using mindfulness, self-injury, and demographic variables on the individual level, and participants' schools on the second level of the model to account for any clustering of the data. Results indicate that self-injury (X² = 2167.26, p

Based on the popular podcast, Obitchuary: The Big Hot Book of Death is a smart, funny look at the American culture of death and how we’re remembered.   It’s safe to say everyone thinks about death—whether they want to or not. But have you ever wondered about what sort of keepsakes you can make with your remains, or given any thought to the most scandalous deathbed confessions throughout history? Well Madison Reyes and Spencer Henry have, and they've spent countless hours scouring the darkest corners of the internet, digging through newspaper archives, devouring documents, and picking the brains of death industry experts to bring you Obitchuary, a darkly funny and deeply poignant exploration of all things death.    With chapters like “Coffin Confessions,” “Executions to Die For,” “The Last Word,” and “If These Dolls Could Speak,” Madison and Spencer guide us through surprisingly colorful history, traditions, and contemporary practices. They also demystify taboo topics with incredible and hilarious details, including FUNerals, as they call them, cremations and themed funerals, famous body snatchers, and so much more.   Shocking, macabre, hilarious, and moving, Obitchuary digs deep into the physical aspects of death while also carefully exploring what death says about our humanity and the ways we choose to remember those we've lost. So go ahead, crack open the book—we know you're dying to read it.

¿Can you be a witness?¿¿Huh? Excuse me? Witness? To what?¿ ¿To my passing.¿When Ulrich's request for assisted dying is approved, the author is plunged into a deep conflict. She¿d not expected the approval, much less such an early date for her chosen father¿s self-determined death. As an undertaker, he¿d cared for the bereaved and accompanied the deceased to their final resting place for over three decades. His positive nature, courage, and lust for life shaped his existence. Now he¿s decided to end his life. So the author joins him on a journey through his last five days. Can she stop fighting against the decision made long ago by the 'father of her heart'? And what comes after death? Questions to which the answers reveal themselves in unexpected moments and the ultimate end turns out to be nothing but a shift into new beginnings¿A highly topical and touching book about the essential things that determine our humanity and which we all encounter in one way or another. A book about the power of love, acceptance, connection, and loss; about the pain and the vastness of the sky that opens when we transcend the periphery of our being.

New technologies and scientific imagination rearrange the boundary that we identify as the beginning and end of life. New techno-social constellations, such as the ever-increasing presence of digital avatars and genetic screenings, implore us to reconsider and transcend the existing definitions of life and death. Through a multidisciplinary approach, this volume explores how the limitations and perceived finality of life and death are reconstituted through engagements with modern technology.

In Vigil: Notes from a Hospice Life, A.J. Land reflects upon her work as a hospice social worker, caring for people who are ill and dying. This is the type of daily work that fosters endless introspection and floods of emotions. Poetry is the form that allows these very human realities to find voice and shape. At once personal and poignant, Vigil recognizes the universal nature of death and loss; A.J. Land hopes to provide words of comfort for others at the time they just might need to hear them.

Addressing a gap in social science research to explore the meanings, understandings, and experiences of time at life's most critical point, this book takes a thoughtful sociological approach to questions about how humans use and experience time in relation to when someone dies.

Suicide is a multi-faceted human experience that threatens and harms Black communities.Historical data, critical theories, and extant research literature suggest that such threats and harms result from interactions between macrosystemic systemic forces and individual level meaning-making processes. To explore the dynamic and nuanced complexities between systemic forces and deaths often labelled "suicides" in contemporary U.S. Black communities, this project centered and amplified the critical perspectives of fourteen Black female clinicians. Because of their marginalized identities, intersectional lived experiences, critical orientation, and clinical training, these participants were wellpositioned to analyze and understand the degrees to which suicides in Black communities are associated with oppressive macrosystemic dynamics and/or individual-level psychological factors.

This book presents Dr Syme's views on the plight of people with dementia, and his suggestion for further legislative change. The book's title reflects a life that has been long, and where all that was possible has been achieved - and so is in a sense 'complete'. There follows consideration of the problems that may follow, and what may be a reasonable response.

Introducing "dead," a whimsically ironic book that challenges the reader to face life's ultimate question with a smile. Crafted to accompany the captivating song by artist madelline, this book serves as a lyrical journey that fuses haunting existential awareness with vibrant, children's book-style illustrations.What happens when madelline wakes up and is hit with the grim realization that "Someday I'm gonna be dead"? Does she crumble under the weight of existential dread? On the contrary-she finds liberating comfort and an inspiring call to seize the day.Written by madelline, Benjamin Roustaing, and Jeoff Harris, the song lifts the veil on our day-to-day anxieties. With each page, the book invites you to sing along to the anthem of embracing life's fleeting moments. Also included inside is a QR code that links directly to the musical experience.Be warned, however: don't let the whimsical artwork fool you. This book, with its adult themes and sardonic humor, is decidedly NOT for children. Yet, it will speak to the child in every adult who needs a lyrical reminder to dance through life's ups and downs.Celebrate the beauty of living, the irony of existence, and the humor that makes it all bearable. Welcome to "dead."

D is for Death is not just a book: it's a captivating and thought-provoking adventure that challenges perceptions and leaves you with a profound appreciation for the one certainty that binds us all - the journey from A to Z, where death becomes a quirky guide through life's mysteries.

Your Gentle Companion for the Journey of Grief When loss leaves you reeling, struggling emotionally and spiritually, Sacred Tears offers support from a Witch's perspective. Courtney Weber provides guidance as you navigate the grief spiral at your own pace. She reassures you that grief is not only necessary, but sacred, and need not be rushed. Providing dozens of rituals, prayers, and journal prompts, Courtney meets you where you are and accompanies you through all kinds of grief. She encourages you to incorporate your own spirituality, sharing stories from her experiences that help you cope in your unique way. Learn how to communicate your needs, comfort others who are hurting, and mourn when you can't get closure. This heartfelt book guides you through something none of us want to endure but all of us will.