Addressing a gap in social science research to explore the meanings,
understandings, and experiences of time at life’s most critical
point, Time of Death takes a thoughtful sociological approach to
questions about how humans use and experience time in relation to when
someone dies. Considering temporal theories and drawing on a range of
disciplines, Glenys Caswell discusses efforts to measure and record
times of death, as well as the ways in which people who undergo
bereavement experience time during that process. Looking at the impact
of digital technologies, the differences in interpretation of what
counts as death in varied social contexts, assisted dying and temporal
dissonance, and global cases of people dying alone, the author poses
critical questions. To what extent is this measurement the province of
the medical and legal professions, and official state statistics? How
accurate is this data and is there need for its collection? How does
time in relation to death become fluid in a previously non-experienced
way? Investigating this conceptual focus and questioning what it can
add to our knowledge of the human relationship with time, Caswell
brings together studies on death and temporality to create a valuable
resource for scholars across disciplines.
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ISBN
9781804550076
Publisert
2024
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Emerald Publishing Limited
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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