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The case for a sociology of dying, death, and bereavement

Neil ThompsonAvenue Consulting Ltd, Wrexham, Wales, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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June AllanSocial Work Consultant, Melbourne, Australia
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Philip A. CarverhillCarverhill Counselling and Consulting, Saskatoon, Canada
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Gerry R. CoxSociology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Betty DaviesSchool of Nursing, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
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Kenneth DokaDivision of Psychology and Counseling, College of New Rochelle, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
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Leeat GranekPublic Health, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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Darcy HarrisDepartment of Interdisciplinary Programs, King’s University College at Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Andy HoDivision of Psychology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Dennis KlassDepartment of Religious Studies, Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Neil SmallFaculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
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Joachim WittkowskiFaculty of Human Sciences, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Pages 172-181 | Published online: 08 Jan 2016

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