Constructing death : the sociology of dying and bereavement /

A basic motivation for social and cultural life is the problem of death. By analysing the experiences of dying and bereaved people, as well as institutional responses to death, Clive Seale shows its importance for understanding the place of embodiment in social life. He draws on a comprehensive revi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Seale, Clive
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, England ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Subjects:
Trauer ...
Death.
Bereavement.
Death
Sociological Factors
Bereavement
Mort.
Deuil.
deaths.
mourning.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Death & Dying.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Death, Grief, Bereavement.
Soziologie
Tod
Sterben
Gesellschaft
Trauer
Dood.
Sterven.
Rouw.
Sociale aspecten.
Deuil > Sociologie.
Sociologie de la mort.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Social and material worlds. 1. Experiencing and representing the body. 2. Death, embodiment and social structure. 3. The social aspect of death
  • pt. II. Representing death. 4. Medicine, modernity and the risks of life. 5. The revival of death awareness. 6. Reporting death
  • pt. III. Experiencing death. 7. Falling from culture. 8. Awareness and control of dying. 9. Grief and resurrective practices.

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