Death and Dying

Death and Dying
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Publisher : Polity
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 9780745625348
ISBN-13 : 0745625347
Rating : 4/5 (347 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Death and Dying by : Glennys Howarth

Download or read book Death and Dying written by Glennys Howarth and published by Polity. This book was released on 2007-01-05 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Glennys Howarth provides a cutting-edge, comprehensive discussion of the key topics in death and dying and in so doing demonstrates that the study of mortality is germane to all areas of sociology. The book is organized thematically, utilizing empirical material from cross-national and cross-cultural perspectives. It carefully addresses questions about social attitudes to mortality, the social nature of death and dying, and explanations for change and diversity, and explores traditional and contemporary experiences of death."--Jacket.


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