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.
Table of 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
- Max Weber
- Marxism
- George Herbert Mead
- Erving Goffman
- Women’s Contributions to Classical Sociology
- Michel Foucault
- Pierre Bourdieu
- Existentialism
- Continuing Bonds
- An Egalitarian Perspective
- Disenfranchised Grief
- Dark Tourism
- Aging and Ageism
- Alcohol and Other Drug Use
- Culturally Competent Practice
- Toward a Sociology of Terrorism
- Is Grief a Disease? The Medicalization of Grief by the Psy-Disciplines in the 21st Century
- Being-in-the-World of the Sociological Imagination: Understanding Living with and Beyond Cancer
- Death, Grief, and Virtual Connections: The Role of Social Media for Social Support and Memorialization
- Infertility and Loss: Conception and Motherhood in the Era of Assisted Reproductive Technology
- The Demise of Accountability in Public Services: A Dilemma Exemplified by the Hidden Sepsis Crisis
- The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Grieving
- A Cultural Sociological Review of Chinese Funeral Rituals
Michael Brennan, England, UK
Jodie Croxall, Wales, UK and Michael Brennan, England, UK
Neil Thompson, Wales, UK
Gerry R. Cox, USA
Gerry R. Cox, USA
June Allan, Australia
PART TWO
Sociological Developments
Introduction to Part Two
Neil Thompson and Eryl Owen, Wales, UK
Neil Small, England, UK
Neil Thompson, Wales, UK
Dennis Klass, USA
Darcy Harris, Canada
Neil Thompson, Wales, UK and Kenneth Doka, USA
PART THREE
Contemporary Issues and Debates
Introduction to Part Three
Erin Dermody, Canada
Sue Thompson, Wales, UK
Wulf Livingston, Wales, UK
Neil Thompson, Wales, UK
Gerry R. Cox, USA and Neil Thompson, Wales, UK
Leeat Granek, Israel
Jan Pascal and Olivia Sagan, England, UK
Kathleen R. Gilbert, USA
Iris Po Yee Lo and Celia Hoi Yan Chan
Paul Stepney, Finland
Neil Thompson, Wales, UK
Sharon Chan and Amy Chow, Hong Kong, China
Afterword – Dr. Inge Corless, USA
Index
