Death and Dying A Sociological Introduction

Name: Death and Dying A Sociological Introduction
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ISBN: 9780745625348

ISBN-10: 0745625347

ISBN-13: 9780745625348

Edition: 2007

Authors: Glennys Howarth

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This stimulating new book provides a sophisticated introduction to the key issues in the sociology of death and dying.In recent years, the social sciences have seen an upsurge of interest in death and dying. The fascination with death is reflected in popular media such as newspapers, television documentaries, films and soaps, and, moreover, in the multiplying range of professional roles associated with dying and death. Yet despite its ubiquitous significance, the majority of texts in the field have been written primarily for health professionals. This book breaks with that tradition.It provides a cutting edge, comprehensive discussion of the key topics in death and dying and in so doing…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 1/5/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.78" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction



Social Characteristics and Attitudes to Death



Death, Denial and Diversity



When and How People Die



Life and Death in 'Risk Society'



Death, Religion and Spirituality



Death and the Media



Social Structures and Individual Experiences of Dying



Dying: Institutionalization and Medicalization



The Good Death



The Social Organization of Sudden Death



The Dying and the Dead Body



Post-Death Rituals of Remembrance and Survival Beliefs



Grief and Loss



Relationships Between the Living and the Dead



Mortuary Rituals


Conclusion: Resurrecting Death?


Notes


References


Index