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Contemporary Issues in the Sociology of Death, Dying and Disposal - Hardback - 9780333638620

Name: Contemporary Issues in the Sociology of Death, Dying and Disposal - Hardback - 9780333638620
Brand: Palgrave Macmillan
SKU: 9780333638620
Price: 117.22 USD
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Author: Glennys Howarth
ISBN: 9780333638620

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Author:: Glennys Howarth
Publisher:: Palgrave MacMillan
Publication Date:: Nov 20, 1995
Number of pages:: 225 pages
Binding:: Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10:: 033363862X
ISBN-13:: 9780333638620

Overview

This book utilises a dynamic analysis of mortality to acknowledge shifts of emphasis in cultural and religious traditions. A central concern is the diversity of representations of death to be found within the varying cultural, religious, medical and legal systems of contemporary western societies. Since the construction of death mores has social implications, a major element of the book is an examination of the way in which groups and individuals employ specific representations of mortality in order to generate meaning and purpose for life and death.