This book focuses on what happens after a death has taken place. Drawing on social theory
and anthropology, contributors examine responses to death as they occur within the unique …

About the book: This book focuses on what happens after a death has taken place. Drawing
on social theory and anthropology, contributors examine responses to death as they occur …

This thesis explores' death and dying'in care homes for older people. Residents who are
admitted to care home institutions are increasingly more likely to be extremely old and frail …

This article explores the contemporary context in which older people make sense of death;
their own and that of other people. It gives a historical perspective on death for the current …

In many countries, an increasing proportion of deaths occur in residential aged care
(RAC)(nursing homes) meaning that these have become both a place to live-a home-and a …

ABSTRACT A population survey finds that bereaved people draw upon diverse sources of
support in their communities, from both formal services and informal networks of care. The …

As an English sociologist, my motivation to study death and society has two roots:
intellectual and practical. In the 1970s, I was fascinated by American sociologist Peter …

In the past, most people encountered death at a relatively young age. Dying relatives were
cared for at home, and mortality rates were higher. Today, there is much less familiarity with …

This paper explores some of the ways in which the conceptual boundaries between the
living and the dead-once assumed to be as stark and solid as the walls around the asylums …

The ways in which eastern and western cultures grieve for their dead are often contrasted.
Eastern cultures are seen to place greater value on traditional ritual and ceremony that, it is …