The Handbook of the Sociology of Death, Grief, and Bereavement sets issues of death and dying in a broad and holistic social context. Its three parts explore classical sociology, developments in sociological thought, and the ways that sociological insights can be useful across a broad spectrum of grief-related topics and concerns. Guidance is given in each chapter to help spur readers to examine other topics in thanatology through a sociological lens. Scholars, students, and professionals will come away from the handbook with a nuanced understanding of the social context –cultural differences, power relations, the role of social processes and institutions, and various other sociological factors – that shape grief experiences.
ISBN: | 9781138201071 |
Publication date: | 3rd May 2017 |
Author: | Neil Independent scholar, Wales, UK Thompson |
Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 384 pages |
Genres: |
Psychotherapy Social counselling and advice services Health & Fitness Personal and public health / health education Society and culture: general Medical sociology Sociology: death and dying |