What Death Means Now - Thinking Critically about Dying and Grieving (Paperback)

Though death is universal, how we respond to it depends on when and where we live. Dying and grieving continually evolve: new preparations for dying, new kinds of funerals, new ways of handling grief and new ways to memorialise are developing all the time. Bringing 25 years of research and teaching in the sociology of death and dying to this important book, Tony Walter engages critically with key questions such as: should we talk about death more and plan in advance? How effective is this as more people suffer frailty and dementia? How do physical migration and digital connection affect place-bound deathbeds, funerals and graves? Is the traditional funeral still relevant? Can burial and cremation be ecological? And how should we grieve: quietly, openly, or online?

General

Imprint:	Policy Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2017
Authors:	Tony Walter
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-1-4473-3736-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General
LSN:	1-4473-3736-0
Barcode:	9781447337362

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