|
|
libcats.org
Endings: A Sociology of Death and DyingMichael C. KearlArguing that death is the central force shaping our social life and order, Michael Kearl draws on anthropology, religion, politics, philosophy, the natural sciences, economics, and psychology to provide a broad sociological perspective on the interrelationships of life and death, showing how death contributes to social change and how the meanings of death are generated to serve social functions. Working from a social as well as a psychological perspective, Kearl analyzes traditional topics, including aging, suicide, grief, and medical ethics while also examining current issues such as the impact of the AIDS epidemic on social trust, governments' use of death symbolism, the business of death and dying, the political economy of doomsday weaponry, and death in popular culture. Incisive and original, this book maps the separate contributions of various social institutions to American attitudes toward death, observing the influence of each upon the broader cultural outlook on life.
Популярные книги за неделю:
Система упражнений по развитию способностей человека (Практическое пособие)Автор: Петров Аркадий НаумовичКатегория: Путь к себе
Размер книги: 818 Kb
Сотворение мира (3-х томник)Автор: Петров Аркадий НаумовичКатегория: Путь к себе
Размер книги: 817 Kb
Только что пользователи скачали эти книги:
Protecting Your Library's Digital Sources: The Essential Guide to Planning and PreservationАвтор: Miriam Kahn
Размер книги: 1.25 Mb
3rd Annual EuroMed Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business: Business Developments Across Countries And CulturesАвтор: Demetris Vrontis, Автор: Yaakov Weber, Автор: Hans Ruediger Kaufmann, Автор: Shlomo Tarba
Размер книги: 14.98 Mb
Junos Enterprise Routing: A Practical Guide to Junos Routing and Certification, 2nd EditionАвтор: Peter Southwick, Автор: Doug Marschke, Автор: Harry Reynolds
Размер книги: 12.38 Mb
|
|
|