Death and Social Policy in Challenging Times

As death rates continue to rise, this collection brings together scholars engaged in policy associated with death to analyse the challenges these trends present. Examining a range of issues including inheritance, palliative care, euthanasia, funeral costs and marginalised deaths, this unique volumes portrays how death factors in social policy.

Linda Bauld, University of Stirling, UK Erica Borgstrom, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Anne Corden, University of York, UK Jodie Croxall, Swansea University, UK Julie Ellis, University of Sheffield, UK Liam Foster, University of Sheffield, UK Bill Noble, Marie Curie Cancer Care, UK Naomi Richards, University of Glasgow, UK Karen Rowlingson, University of Birmingham, UK Julie Rugg, University of York, UK Christine Valentine, University of Bath, UK Michelle Winslow, University of Sheffield, UK Kate Woodthorpe, University of Bath, UK