| Beyond the Body: Death and Social Identity Contributor(s): Hallam, Elizabeth (Author), Hockey, Jenny (Author), Howarth, Glennys (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415182913 ISBN-13: 9780415182911 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: "Beyond the Body" presents a new and sophisticated approach to death, dying and bereavement, and the sociology of the body. The authors challenge existing theories that put the body at the center of identity. They go "beyond the body" to highlight the persistence of self-identity even when the body itself has been disposed of or is missing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Death & Dying - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 306.9 |
| LCCN: 98049281 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.6" W x 8.54" (1.00 lbs) 252 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beyond the Body presents a new and sophisticated approach to death, dying and bereavement, and the sociology of the body. The authors challenge existing theories that put the body at the centre of identity. They go 'beyond the body' to highlight the persistence of self-identity even when the body itself has been disposed of or is missing. |