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Death, Dying and Bereavement : New Sociological Perspectives.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mallon, Sharon.
- Series:
- Sociological Futures Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Death--Social aspects.
- Death.
- Death--Psychological aspects.
- Bereavement.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2025.
- Summary:
- Whilst death, dying and bereavement are universal life events, the social conditions under which death takes place are fundamental in shaping how it is experienced. Bringing together contributors from around the world, this collection of essays provides sociological insights into death, dying and bereavement.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Endorsements Page
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I: Theory
- 1 Death Is Social: A Sketch for a Reflexive Sociology of Death, Dying and Bereavement
- 2 The Financial Life of Funerals before Death
- 3 Sociological Insights into Post-Death Time Experiences
- 4 Social Change, Collective Loss, Planet Earth
- Part II: Dying
- 5 Sociology and Palliative Care: Travelling Concepts and Possibilities for Sociology
- 6 The Biopolitical Economy of Dying in Care Homes: A Theoretical Framework
- 7 A Socio-Legal Investigation into Making Plans for Dying: Perspectives of People with Dementia
- 8 Representing Illness and Dying: The Uses of Sociology
- Part III: After Death
- 9 "Death Is for the Living": Ontology of Grief in the Context of Intimate Partnership - Case Study of a Widow, a Fiancée, and a Lover in India
- 10 Beyond the Individualisation of Risk: Lessons from the Japanese Response to COVID-19
- 11 Sociology and the Greening of Death in Aotearoa New Zealand
- 12 Complex Worlds, Complex People: Auto-Ethnographic Sociological Perspectives on Decolonising the Aftermath of Death
- Conclusion: The Importance of Death, Dying and Bereavement for Sociology
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781040262344
- 1040262341
- 9781003376569
- 1003376568
- 9781040262320
- 1040262325
- OCLC:
- 1472981572
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