Talking about death is now fashionable, but how should we talk? Who should we
listen to - priests, doctors, cousellors, or ourselves? Has psychology replaced
religion in telling us how to die? This provocative book takes a sociological
look at the revival of interest in death, focusing on the hospice movement and
bereavement counselling. It will be required reading for anyone interested in
the sociology of death and caring for the dying, the dead or bereaved.