{"product_id":"managing-death-international-perspectives-hardcover","title":"Managing Death: International Perspectives - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerry R. Cox\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNeil Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a huge collection of literature relating to death, grief and bereavement, but one aspect that has received relatively little attention is that of death management practices (by which we mean the various ways of managing the circumstances of the death, ritually acknowledging it and sensitively handling the disposal of the body and so on). While ways of disposing of the dead and grief practices have been thought of as based upon individual responses, grief and bereavement practices can be understood not only by looking at psychological and medical frameworks, but also by examining people as part of a complex structure of social arrangements, institutions, structures, and patterns. By examining the social and institutional structures of various groups around the world, we provide an international framework for a better understanding of the study of dying, death, and bereavement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book highlights the significance of these matters in an international context, reflecting common themes and important differences. It will highlight common themes across diverse cultures and national settings, while also drawing attention to significant differences. If professionals working in the field of death, grief and bereavement are not aware of such differences, their practice can be insensitive, discriminatory and therefore ineffective, if not actually counterproductive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As such, the book provides an invaluable resource for a wide variety of professionals and students, including medicine and health care; social work; counselling and psychotherapy; chaplaincy and pastoral work; and, of course, those involved in the funeral industry. In addition, students of sociology, psychology and anthropology will find much of interest here in terms of appreciating the diversity of ways in which funerals and other death management practices are managed and integrated into social life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a huge collection of literature relating to death, grief and bereavement, but one aspect that has received relatively little attention is that of death management practices (by which we mean the various ways of managing the circumstances of the death, ritually acknowledging it and sensitively handling the disposal of the body and so on). While ways of disposing of the dead and grief practices have been thought of as based upon individual responses, grief and bereavement practices can be understood not only by looking at psychological and medical frameworks, but also by examining people as part of a complex structure of social arrangements, institutions, structures, and patterns. By examining the social and institutional structures of various groups around the world, we provide an international framework for a better understanding of the study of dying, death, and bereavement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book highlights the significance of these matters in an international context, reflecting common themes and important differences. It will highlight common themes across diverse cultures and national settings, while also drawing attention to significant differences. If professionals working in the field of death, grief and bereavement are not aware of such differences, their practice can be insensitive, discriminatory and therefore ineffective, if not actually counterproductive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As such, the book provides an invaluable resource for a wide variety of professionals and students, including medicine and health care; social work; counselling and psychotherapy; chaplaincy and pastoral work; and, of course, those involved in the funeral industry. In addition, students of sociology, psychology and anthropology will find much of interest here in terms of appreciating the diversity of ways in which funerals and other death management practices are managed and integrated into social life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerry R. Cox \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor emeritus of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse where he served as the director of the Center for Death Education \u0026amp; Bioethics. His teaching focused upon theory\/theory construction; deviance and criminology; death and dying; social psychology; and minority peoples. He has over 150 publications, including over 30 books. He has served as editor of \u003ci\u003eIllness, Crisis \u0026amp; Loss \u003c\/i\u003eand for \u003ci\u003eThe Midwest Sociologist. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is a member of the International Work Group on Dying, Death and Bereavement, the Midwest Sociological Society, the American Sociological Association, the International Sociological Association, Phi Kappa Phi, and the Great Plains Sociological Society. He served on the board of directors of the National Prison Hospice Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Thompson \u003c\/b\u003eis an independent writer, educator, and adviser. Formerly a univer-sity professor, he is currently a visiting professor at the Open University in the UK. He is also the Vice President of Vigoroom UK, a sophisticated employee well-ness platform. He has been a speaker at conferences and seminars in the UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Greece, Norway, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Portugal, Turkey, India, Hong Kong, Canada, the United States, and Australia. He holds a Lifetime Achievement Award from BASW Cymru, the Welsh branch of the British Association of Social Workers and the Dr. Robert Fulton Award for excellence in the field of death, grief, and bereavement from the Center for Death Education and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He is a member of the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement. His website, with his acclaimed \u003ci\u003eManifesto for Making a Difference\u003c\/i\u003e, is at www.NeilThompson.info.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth are well-published authors and editors. Together they have produced: \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Traumatic Loss \u003c\/i\u003e(Eds. with R. Stevenson), Routledge, 2017. \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of the Sociology of Death, Grief, and Bereavement \u003c\/i\u003e(Eds.). Routledge, 2018. \u003ci\u003ePromoting Resilience: Responding to adversity, vulnerability and loss \u003c\/i\u003e(Eds.). Routledge, 2019. \u003ci\u003eDeath and Dying: Sociological Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e, Routledge, 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42899519340634,"sku":"9783031055584","price":96.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0715\/3192\/1498\/files\/N80QiqTmkz9783031055584.webp?v=1783192441","url":"https:\/\/the-quiet-rebellion.myshopify.com\/products\/managing-death-international-perspectives-hardcover","provider":"The Quiet Rebellion","version":"1.0","type":"link"}