Death in the modern world / Tony Walter.
Death comes to all humans, but how death is managed, symbolised and experienced varies widely, not only between individuals but also between groups. What then shapes how a society manages death, dying and bereavement today? Are all modern countries similar? How important are culture, the physical en...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Death comes to all humans, but how death is managed, symbolised and experienced varies widely, not only between individuals but also between groups. What then shapes how a society manages death, dying and bereavement today? Are all modern countries similar? How important are culture, the physical environment, national histories, national laws and institutions, and globalization? This is the first book to look at how all these different factors shape death and dying in the modern world. Written by an internationally renowned scholar in death studies, and drawing on examples from around the world, including the UK, USA, China and Japan, The Netherlands, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. This book investigates how key factors such as money, communication technologies, the family, religion, and war, interact in complex ways to shape people's experiences of dying and grief. Essential reading for students, researchers and professionals across sociology, anthropology, social work and healthcare, and for anyone who wants to understand how countries around the world manage death and dying. |
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| Item Description: | Acknowledgements<br />Introduction<br />PART I: MODERNITY<br />1.Longevity<br />2.Medicine<br />3.Commodification<br />4.Communication<br />5.Death denial?<br />PART II: RISK<br />6.Security and insecurity<br />7.The physical world<br />PART III: CULTURE<br />8.Individual and group<br />9.Family<br />10.Religion<br />PART IV: NATION<br />11.Modernizing the nation<br />12.War<br />13.Policy and politics<br />PART V: GLOBALIZATION<br />14.Global flows<br />15.Death's futures<br /> |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781526480088 1526480085 9781526480071 1526480077 9781526480095 1526480093 |
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