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9781137484895: Death and Social Policy in Challenging Times
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1137484896 ISBN 13 : 9781137484895
Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016

Synopsis

As death rates continue to rise, this collection brings together scholars engaged in policy associated with death to analyse the challenges these trends present. Examining a range of issues including inheritance, palliative care, euthanasia, funeral costs and marginalised deaths, this unique volumes portrays how death factors in social policy.

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À propos de l'auteur

Liam Foster is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Sheffield, UK. His research interests focus on funeral provision, pensions and theories of ageing. He is a member of the UK Social Policy Association Executive Committee and forthcoming Managing Editor of Social Policy and Society.
Kate Woodthorpe is a Senior Lecturer in sociology in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath, UK. She is a member of the University's Centre for Death and Society and has undertaken research and published on funeral practice and cost, cemetery usage and mortuaries. She is an active member of the British Sociological Association Study Group for the Social Aspects of Death, Dying and Bereavement.

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Éditeur
Palgrave Macmillan
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1137484896
ISBN 13 
9781137484895
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
217
Éditeur
Woodthorpe Kate, Foster Liam
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