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008			170123s2017 nyu b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781138201064 (hardback)
020			_a9781138201071 (pbk.)
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cTUP-M
050		0	_aBF _b789 D4 H36 2017
245	0	0	_aHandbook of the sociology of death, grief, and bereavement : _ba guide to theory and practice / _cedited by Neil Thompson and Gerry R. Cox.
250			_a1 Edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c[2017]
300			_axviii, 384pages _billustration _c25cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aForeword / Dr. Bob Bendiksen, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Sociological foundations -- Emile Durkheim / Michael Brennan, England, UK -- Max Weber / Jodie Croxall, Wales, UK and Michael Brennan, England, UK -- Marxism / Neil Thompson, Wales, UK -- George Herbert Mead / Gerry R. Cox, USA -- Erving Goffman / Gerry R. Cox, USA -- Women' contributions to classical sociology / June Allan, Australia -- Sociological developments -- Michel foucault / Neil Thompson and Eryl Owen, Wales, UK -- Pierre Bourdieu / Neil Small, England, UK -- Existentialism / Neil Thompson, Wales, UK -- Continuing bonds / Dennis Klass, USA -- An egalitarian perspective / Darcy Harris, Canada -- Disenfranchised grief / Neil Thompson, Wales, UK and Kenneth Doka, USA -- Contemporary issues and debates -- Dark tourism / Erin Dermody, Canada -- Aging and ageism / Sue Thompson, Wales, UK -- Alcohol and other drug use / lf Livingston, Wales, UK -- Culturally competent practice / Neil Thompson, Wales, UK -- Toward a sociology of terrorism / Gerry R. Cox, USA and Neil Thompson, Wales, UK -- Is grief a disease? : the medicalization of grief by the psy-disciplines in the 21st century / Leeat Granek, Israel -- Being-in-the-world of the sociological imagination understanding living with and beyond cancer / Jan Pascal and Olivia Sagan, England, UK -- Death, grief, and virtual connections : the role of social media for social support and memorialization / Kathleen R. Gilbert, USA -- Infertility and loss conception and motherhood in the era of assisted reproductive technology / Iris Po Yee Lo and Celia Hoi Yan Chan -- The demise of accountability in public services : a dilemma exemplified by the hidden sepsis crisis / Paul Stepney, Finland -- The role of religion and spirituality in grieving / Neil Thompson, Wales, UK -- A cultural sociological review of chinese funeral rituals / Sharon Chan and Amy Chow, Hong Kong, China -- Afterword / Dr. Inge Corless, USA -- Index.
650	1	0	_aDeath _xSocial aspects.
650	1	0	_aGrief _xSocial aspects.
650	1	0	_aBereavement _xSocial aspects.
650	1	0	_aInternet _xSocial aspects.
700	1		_aThompson, Neil, _d1955- _eeditor.
700	1		_aCox, Gerry R., _eeditor.
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