Full Description
The Handbook of the Sociology of Death, Grief, and Bereavement sets issues of death and dying in a broad and holistic social context. Its three parts explore classical sociology, developments in sociological thought, and the ways that sociological insights can be useful across a broad spectrum of grief-related topics and concerns. Guidance is given in each chapter to help spur readers to examine other topics in thanatology through a sociological lens. Scholars, students, and professionals will come away from the handbook with a nuanced understanding of the social context -cultural differences, power relations, the role of social processes and institutions, and various other sociological factors - that shape grief experiences.
Contents
Contents
Foreword - Dr. Bob Bendiksen, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Preface
Acknowledgements
The editors
The contributors
Introduction
PART ONE
Sociological Foundations
Introduction to Part One
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's Contributions to Classical Sociology
June Allan, Australia
PART TWO
Sociological Developments
Introduction to Part Two
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
PART THREE
Contemporary Issues and Debates
Introduction to Part Three
Dark Tourism
Erin Dermody, Canada
Aging and Ageism
Sue Thompson, Wales, UK
Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Wulf 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
