Author

Publication

1999 - Open University Press, Buckingham [England], England

Language

English

Word Count

58,000 words, Guess

Page Count

232 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number99013298
  • Goodreads4070601
  • LibraryThing1460185

Classifications

  • DDC306.9
  • LCCHQ1073 .W36 1999

Description

"This book looks at the social position of the bereaved. They find themselves cuaght between the living and the dead, sometimes searching for guidelines in a de-ritualized society that has few to offer, sometimes finding their grief inappropriately pathologized and policed. At its best, bereavement care offers reassurance, validation and freedom to talk where the client has previously encountered judgmentalism.". "In this unique book, Tony Walter applies sociological insights to one of the most personal of human situations. On Bereavement is aimed at students on medical, nursing, counselling and social work courses that include bereavement as a topic. It will also appeal to sociology students with an interest in death, dying and mortality."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Topics

Death306.9BereavementThanatologyThanatology.Social aspectsHq1073 .w36 1999

Series Statement

  • Facing death

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