Death Matters Cultural Sociology of Mortal Life /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Holmberg, Tora (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Jonsson, Annika (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Palm, Fredrik (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Cultural studies.; Social sciences-Philosophy.; Culture.; Social medicine.; Cultural Studies.; Social Theory.; Sociology of Culture.; Medical Sociology.

This book investigates death and mortality through a cultural sociological lens. The concept of death tends to remain constantly at the edge of our consciousness, intruding on our everyday experiences and practices. Death Matters is a significant contribution to death studies, going beyond tradition...