{"product_id":"handbook-of-death-and-dying-9780761925149","title":"Handbook of Death and Dying","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Clifton D (Dow)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Death \u0026amp; Dying\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDying is a social as well as physiological phenomenon. Each society characterizes and, consequently, treats death and dying in its own individual ways--ways that differ markedly. These particular patterns of death and dying engender modal cultural responses, and such institutionalized behavior has familiar, economical, educational, religious, and political implications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Handbook of Death and Dying takes stock of the vast literature in the field of thanatology, arranging and synthesizing what has been an unwieldy body of knowledge into a concise, yet comprehensive reference work. This two-volume handbook will provide direction and momentum to the study of death-related behavior for many years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Features \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMore than 100 contributors representing authoritative expertise in a diverse array of disciplines \u003cul\u003e Anthropology \u003cli\u003eFamily Studies \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaw \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedicine \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMortuary Science \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilosophy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsychology \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociology \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheology \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e A distinguished editorial board of leading scholars and researchers in the field \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore than 100 definitive essays covering almost every dimension of death-related behavior \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprehensive and inclusive, exploring concepts and social patterns within the larger topical concern \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJournal article length essays that address topics with appropriate detail \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultidisciplinary and cross-cultural coverage \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45457324212375,"sku":"9780761925149","price":38985.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780761925149.webp?v=1769293261","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/handbook-of-death-and-dying-9780761925149","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}