Contents
Foreword – Dr. Bob Bendiksen, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Preface
Acknowledgements
The editors
The contributors
Introduction
PART ONE
Sociological Foundations
Introduction to Part One
- Emile Durkheim
Michael Brennan, England, UK
- Max Weber
Jodie Croxall, Wales, UK and Michael Brennan, England, UK
- Marxism
Neil Thompson, Wales, UK
- George Herbert Mead
Gerry R. Cox, USA
- Erving Goffman
Gerry R. Cox, USA
- Women’s Contributions to Classical Sociology
June Allan, Australia
PART TWO
Sociological Developments
Introduction to Part Two
- Michel Foucault
Neil Thompson and Eryl Owen, Wales, UK
- Pierre Bourdieu
Neil Small, England, UK
- Existentialism
Neil Thompson, Wales, UK
- Continuing Bonds
Dennis Klass, USA
- An Egalitarian Perspective
Darcy Harris, Canada
- Disenfranchised Grief
Neil Thompson, Wales, UK and Kenneth Doka, USA
PART THREE
Contemporary Issues and Debates
Introduction to Part Three
- Dark Tourism
Erin Dermody, Canada
- Aging and Ageism
Sue Thompson, Wales, UK
- Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Wulf Livingston, Wales, UK
- Culturally Competent Practice
Neil Thompson, Wales, UK
- Toward a Sociology of Terrorism
Gerry R. Cox, USA and Neil Thompson, Wales, UK
- Is Grief a Disease? The Medicalization of Grief by the Psy-Disciplines in the 21st Century
Leeat Granek, Israel
- Being-in-the-World of the Sociological Imagination: Understanding Living with and Beyond Cancer
Jan Pascal and Olivia Sagan, England, UK
- Death, Grief, and Virtual Connections: The Role of Social Media for Social Support and Memorialization
Kathleen R. Gilbert, USA
- Infertility and Loss: Conception and Motherhood in the Era of Assisted Reproductive Technology
Iris Po Yee Lo and Celia Hoi Yan Chan
- The Demise of Accountability in Public Services: A Dilemma Exemplified by the Hidden Sepsis Crisis
Paul Stepney, Finland
- The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Grieving
Neil Thompson, Wales, UK
- A Cultural Sociological Review of Chinese Funeral Rituals
Sharon Chan and Amy Chow, Hong Kong, China
Afterword – Dr. Inge Corless, USA
Index
