The Social Organisation of Death
Author | : Lindsay Prior |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 1989-05-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781349199181 |
ISBN-13 | : 1349199184 |
Rating | : 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Social Organisation of Death by : Lindsay Prior
Download or read book The Social Organisation of Death written by Lindsay Prior and published by Springer. This book was released on 1989-05-15 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the way in which death is socially organized in the city of Belfast. It analyzes the responses to 415 deaths registered here in 1981, tracing the social, medical, legal, religious and political responses made to those deaths from the time death was pronounced to the time of disposal.