Sociologi: døden og døende

FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR NONFICTION • ONE OF TIME'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF THE YEAR • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S CRITICS' PICKS • ONE OF THE BOSTON GLOBE’S 55 BOOKS WE LOVED THIS YEAR • ONE OF KIRKUS’S BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR• An intimate, insightful, at times even humorous blend of memoir and philosophy that examines why the thought of death is so compulsive for some while demonstrating that there’s always another solution—from the acclaimed writer and philosophy professor, based on his viral essay, "I’m Still Here." "A deep meditation that searches through Martin’s past looking for answers about why he is the way he is, while also examining the role suicide has played in our culture for centuries, how it has evolved, and how philosophers have examined it." —Esquire "A rock for people who’ve been troubled by suicidal ideation, or have someone in their lives who is." —The New York Times"If you’re going to write a book about suicide, you have to be willing to say the true things, the scary things, the humiliating things. Because everybody who is being honest with themselves knows at least a little bit about the subject. If you lie or if you fudge, the reader will know."The last time Clancy Martin tried to kill himself was in his basement with a dog leash. It was one of over ten attempts throughout the course of his life. But he didn’t die, and like many who consider taking their own lives, he hid the attempt from his wife, family, coworkers, and students, slipping back into his daily life with a hoarse voice, a raw neck, and series of vague explanations.In How Not to Kill Yourself, Martin chronicles his multiple suicide attempts in an intimate depiction of the mindset of someone obsessed with self-destruction. He argues that, for the vast majority of suicides, an attempt does not just come out of the blue, nor is it merely a violent reaction to a particular crisis or failure, but is the culmination of a host of long-standing issues. He also looks at the thinking of a number of great writers who have attempted suicide and detailed their experiences (such as David Foster Wallace, Yiyun Li, Akutagawa, Nelly Arcan, and others), at what the history of philosophy has to say both for and against suicide, and at the experiences of those who have reached out to him across the years to share their own struggles.The result combines memoir with critical inquiry to powerfully give voice to what for many has long been incomprehensible, while showing those presently grappling with suicidal thoughts that they are not alone, and that the desire to kill oneself—like other self-destructive desires—is almost always temporary and avoidable.

"A philosophical exploration of the value of aesthetics in loss and grieving. Loss and grief are destabilizing forces. As a bereaved person grapples with the reality that their loved one is gone and feels only shakily connected to the surrounding world, the tangibility of sensory objects can be grounding. In Aesthetics of Grief and Mourning, philosopher Kathleen Marie Higgins highlights the role of aesthetics in the grieving process, offering a guide for how being attuned to aesthetics can aid those experiencing loss. While some activities associated with loss-such as participation in funerals-are culturally scripted, many others are relatively everyday, including attending to sensory objects, telling stories, reflecting on artworks, experiencing music, and engaging in creative projects. Higgins shows how attending to these aesthetic practices helps those who have experienced loss, and she also sheds light on the importance of aesthetic engagement with the world for individual and community flourishing"--

Das Buch ist ein Versuch, das irreale, aber eindrückliche Erlebnis zu verstehen, sowie die realen, aber unverständlichen Langzeit-Folgen wieder loszuwerden. Der Autor erzählt von seiner weit zurückliegenden Jugend, die einen Einfluss auf die emotionalen Folgen haben könnte. Er berichtet vom Workaholic und Stress im Beruf, vom Saxophon statt Burnout und vom Papi, "der jetzt endgültig bei Rot durchgeknallt ist". Er zeigt dabei eindrücklich, wie Musik als lebenswichtige, sogar lebensrettende Motivation wirkte.Das Buch beleuchtet im Zusammenhang mit Nahtod auch Fragen wie: Fantasie oder Wirklichkeit? Zufall oder Vorsehung? Täuschung oder Wissenschaft? Mensch und Seele? Zeit, Ewigkeit und Gott?

" Comme nous feuilletions, dernièrement, un ancien volume : du Magasin pittoresque, nous y avons lu une histoire singulière, celle d¿une jeune fille de neuf ou dix ans qui fut trouvée dans les bois, près de Châlons, en 1731. On ne put savoir où elle était, née, ni d¿où elle venait. Elle n¿avait gardé aucun souvenir de son enfance. En rapprochant les détails donnés par elle aux diverses époques de sa vie, on supposa qüelle était née dans le nord de l¿Europe et probablement chez les Esquimaux, que de là elle avait été transportée aux Antilles, et enfin en France. Elle assurait qüelle avait deux fois traversé de larges étendues de mer, et paraissait émue quand on lui montrait des images qui représentaient soit des huttes et des barques du pays des Esquimaux, soit des phoques, soit des cannes à sucre et d¿autres produits des îles d¿Amérique. Elle croyait se rappeler assez clairement qüelle avait appartenu comme esclave à une maîtresse qui l¿aimait beaucoup, mais que le maître, ne pouvant la souffrir, l¿avaitfait embarquer"Héritier et critique de Durkheim, Maurice Halbwachs (1877-1945) fut le véritable initiateur et théoricien de la sociologie de la mémoire. Parue pour la première fois en 1925, son étude des Cadres sociaux de la mémoire a profondément influencé les historiens et les sociologues; elle retrouve toute son importance aujourd'hui que la question de la mémoire collective s'impose plus que jamais. La présente édition est accompagnée d'une postface de Gérard Namer, professeur de sociologie à l'université de Paris-VII et auteur d'un essai sur la pensée de Halbwachs (Mémoire et société, Paris, 1987), qui, grâce à une lecture des cahiers laissés par l'auteur, éclaire son oeuvre d'un jour nouveau.

The heart and mind of a person are directly correlated. How a mind thinks can be found in the sentiments of the heart. Lady Grace has penned a classic tale of the heart's process to influence the mind. Life has ups and downs, but suicide should never be the end game. In the pages of this book, Lady Grace seeks to encourage all readers that life is worth living and there is so much purpose and vision to achieve. You must have a made up mind and heart to not consider suicide. There is a better solution. Don't Do It! Grace Inyangetor is a retired Professional Registered Nurse (RN), with a Bachelor degree of Science in Nursing (BSN) and a Minor in Psychology for over four decades. Grace is a mother of five men and grandmother of three gorgeous princesses. She is the Former First Lady of Eastern Annang, Your Highness Abak. Grace is a Certified Life, Professional & Christian Coach and the CEO of Grace Restoration Coaching Services. She is the author of three books: Mindset of the Heart, Beyond Heaven's Golden Gates, and When My God Says Yes.

Are you worried about your son? Your grandson? Your young male clients? Our boys and young men have been crying out to us for help, but their cries are in the form of nature's alarms signaling their distress: Behavioral, learning, and emotional problems; behavioral and chemical addictions; failure-to-launch; gender dysphoria; apathy; violence and criminal behavior; and suicide.This book will bring you on a bewildering, breathtaking journey through the traumatic primal wounds suffered by our Millennial and Generation Z sons and the socio-political, digital, neuro-chemical, and endocrine dangers hijacking their holistic wellbeing. This journey takes mothers and fathers by the hand through step-by-step principles, actions, advocacy, and treatments that will actually help their sons heal.Nurturing and Empowering Our Sons provides the puzzle pieces, insights, and solutions missing from other books about boys. It shifts the focus from the problem being within the boy to our society being out of alignment with nature's intent for the boy's optimal development. It boldly tackles tough topics like male body shaming, male victims of sexual assault, circumcision, psychiatric drugging, sexism against males, the male suicide epidemic, and many more.This book covers historical, anthropological, scientific, socio-political, and current topics pertaining to our sons. It is written in a sensitive, conversational format, interwoven with graphics, lists, and resources. It also features insights and final interviews from Laurie's adoptive son, Brycen, an extreme child trauma victim who succumbed to suicide at age 23. Nurturing and Empowering Our Sons is a deep-dive into Laurie A. Couture's "nature's intent" philosophy. It offers hope and is packed with guidance on neuro-somatic trauma healing, attachment repair, unschooling, alternative education, holistic health practices, adjunct therapies, direct advocacy, opportunities for family fun and community involvement, and so much more! It covers boys ages pre-birth to mid-20s with mild, moderate, severe, and extreme behavioral healthcare needs and includes a special chapter for guiding the behavior of special needs sons without using behavioral modification techniques.NAEOS EndorsementsNurturing and Empowering Our Sons is a magnum opus on male health spanning 34 comprehensive and insightful chapters... and not holding back by tackling controversial and often underappreciated topics in boys and young men's lives such as male sexual abuse, male genital mutilation, and misandry.-James E. Leone, PhD, Author, Concepts in Male HealthBy offering real solutions to the problems facing our sons, Couture is fearless in her commitment to the single biggest problem facing our nation, a crisis that has led to a nation of boys and young men who are feeling lost and displaced in society and looking for a place in it. Nurturing and Empowering Our Sons is a hard-hitting look at the ways boys have been marginalized by school, media, and politics for decades. -Sean Kullman, President, Global Initiative for Boys and Men; Editor of In His WordsIn this book, Laurie A. Couture explores how boys grow up and are treated in our culture, a much-neglected area. This is a profound book... In the end, no matter who you are, your assumptions are likely to be challenged and you will gain important insights.-Jerry Mintz, Director, Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO)

Here in the United States, suicide claims the lives of more than ten thousand people every year, but behind this number were individual lives, people with a story. No story is ever the same. The reasons and circumstances why someone chooses suicide areat times left for the grieving survivors and communities to wonder and try to interpet, "Why?"In 1986 I survived a near fatal suicide attempt. I was sixteen and I was never the same after this attempt. All of us have a story to share or tell. Some of us become writers, and write our stories down. Everyone who fought their personal struggle against mental illness and suicide likewise has a story to tell. When an Angel Intervenes is my story, and if you or know someone who might relate to my story, my story is for you.Bill and Laura are set to embark on what was meant to be a pleasant evening out. Bill is attending his twenty year high school reunion and ultimately experiences at times a disorienting trip into the past as he rediscovers a gift he was given on a night he intended to be his last.

This book argues that depression's most complex and severe manifestations arise from the dynamic relationship between personality and social factors.

This book explores the moral and representational issues associated with engaging young people with popular media depictions of death and dying. It will appeal to researchers and students interested in new media and its cultural and psychological impact. The chapters were originally published as a special issue of Mortality.

Stay Alive is a reminder about the preciousness of life, an encouraging nudge to keep going, and a validation and hug for inner turbulence. It is beautifully illustrated by Andrea Ceballos García.

Tod und Sterben gehören zu den existentiellen Grunderfahrungen des Menschseins, die seit jeher Gegenstand kultureller Deutung sind. Der erste Teil des Bandes nähert sich dem Thema aus der Perspektive der philosophischen und theologischen Anthropologie, wobei zunächst die philosophischen Grundmodelle des Leib-Seele-Problems und ihre variantenreiche Rezeption im Raum der drei abrahamitischen Religionen thematisiert werden. Auf dieser Grundlage sind dann im zweiten Teil des Bandes mit der Debatte um Hirntod und Suizidassistenz zwei aktuelle medizinethische Konfliktfelder zu thematisieren, in denen unterschiedliche Todesverständnisse virulent werden.

"Robert Hubbard celebrates and elegizes his teenaged son, Auggie, who suffered from clinical depression and died by suicide"--

The book examines the issue of old age in death in contemporary Western societies in the pre-Covid-19 period and during the recent pandemic. It aims to prompt rethinking of societal obligations to the aged and to reflect on ways of handling death in old age. By exposing which values and orientations towards death in old age have been reinforced and which have been challenged by the coronavirus pandemic, the book offers a platform to debate society¿s responsibility to old people and to reflect on the legacy of the pandemic for the quality of the end of life care. It raises ethical and philosophical implications of the normalization the idea that during health crises some lives need to be prioritised over others. The book, by drawing from an extensive literature, from sociology, psychology, philosophy gerontology to death studies, throws light on the cultural values by which we understand mortality. Whilst the book¿s focus is on the UK, its argument, that the marginalization of death in old age impacts on the quality of the end of life care, has enormous implications for other cultures in terms of how old age tends to be ignored and how they were neglected during the pandemic.