Death and Dying: A Sociological IntroductionISBN: 978-0-7456-2534-8
Paperback
312 pages
November 2006, Polity
Other Available Formats: Hardcover
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Mortality
“A comprehensive and thoughtful overview of the subject
area. But what is most refreshing about it is its powerful use of
structure-agency debates as tools that both challenge problematic
assumptions, and also highlight persistent intrinsic/structural
inequalities. This book is also, and crucially, an important
reminder of how sociological enquiry can help people who work as
carers, researchers and teachers to challenge the inequity of
service provision in death, dying and bereavement.”
British Journal of Sociology
“A thoughtful, comprehensive, up-to-date, well-evidenced,
general guide to sociological work on death and dying.”
Bereavement Care
“This is a tour de force! Glennys Howarth has written a
systematic and in-depth text about an area that is becoming
increasingly relevant to many disciplines. Her encyclopaedic
knowledge of the topic is conveyed comprehensively and accessibly
to both the informed and an as yet uninformed readership. It should
be essential reading for all those interested in developing their
knowledge of dying, death, disposal and bereavement.”
Jeanne Katz, Open University