The Management of Death in the Middle Class American Family [electronic resource] / Vidal S. Clay.

Starting with the observation that attitudes towards death cannot be divorced from attitudes towards life, the author proceeds with a critical and reflective look at American society's poor management of death, both in terms of the dying person and the bereaved. Denial is the mechanism used to...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Clay, Vidal S.
Corporate Author:	University of Connecticut
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1970.
Subjects:	Attitudes. Childhood Attitudes. Class Attitudes. Death. Human Dignity. Middle Class. Middle Class Culture. Middle Class Standards. Social Attitudes.