Representations of death : a social psychological perspective / Mary Bradbury ; foreword by Rob Farr ; photographs by Peter Rauter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradbury, Mary, 1964- author.

Contributor:

Rauter, Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death.

Undertakers and undertaking.

Funeral rites and ceremonies.

Bereavement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing upon a rare and highly original ethnography of contemporary mortuary practices, Representations of Death takes the reader through the medical, bureaucratic, commercial and ritual aspects of death Going behind the scenes at hospitals, funeral parlours, crematoria and cemeteries, as well as holding poignant, in-depth interviews with bereaved women, Bradbury has been able to illuminate the very different perspectives of the deathwork professional and the grieving relative. Illustrated with stunning photographs, this fascinating book makes a significant contribution to the growi

Contents:

Representations of Death A social phychogical perspective; Copyright; Contents; List of photographs; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: an analysis of contemporary deathways; 1 The study of death: a social psychological approach; 2 Researching death: an urban ethnography; 3 Medicine and bureaucracy; 4 Commerce and ritual; 5 The body; 6 Social representations of death; 7 Social representations of loss; 8 Re-presenting death; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Cover title : Representations of death.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-74875-2

1-134-74876-0

0-203-00628-3

1-280-33499-1

0-203-15856-3

9780203006283

OCLC:

70757393