Death and Social Policy in Challenging Times

Liam Foster (Editor), Kate Woodthorpe (Editor)

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Abstract

The study of death has the capacity to bring together a range of policy areas. Yet death is often overlooked within policy debates in the UK and beyond, and within gerontology. Bringing together a range of scholars engaged in policy associated with death, this collection provides a holistic account of how death factors in social policy. Within this, issues covered include inheritance, palliative care, euthanasia, funeral costs, bereavement support, marginalised deaths and disposal practices. At the heart of the book, the volume recognises that the issues identified are likely to intensify and expand over the next twenty years, as death rates continue to rise.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationBasingstoke, U. K.
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Number of pages199
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-137-48490-1
ISBN (Print)9781137484895
Publication statusPublished - 12 Feb 2016

Keywords

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