Death and Dying in America

by Andrea Fontana and Jennifer Reid Keene

Book Overview

This engaging new book takes a fresh approach to the major topics surrounding the processes and rituals of death and dying in the United States. It emphasizes individual experiences and personal reactions to death as well as placing mortality within a wider social context, drawing on theoretical frameworks, empirical research and popular culture.

Throughout the text the authors highlight the importance of two key factors in American society...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007YWCIES
• ISBN13: 9780745639154
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"