Dying and Death in Canada

by Donna M. Wilson and Herbert C. Northcott

Death, like sexuality, is ever present but was rarely discussed before the 1960s. Since then there has been a growing discourse in the social sciences and helping professions about how to discuss the social construction of death. Dying and death in a society reflect the material and social conditions of that society. In turn, the society and culture in which we live influences what we think and do about dying and death. Similarly, dying is both a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551118734
• ISBN13: 9781551118734
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Broadview Press Inc
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.8"