Drawing upon a range of sociological theorists, including Émile Durkheim, Zygmunt Bauman and C. Wright Mills, the book reviews the historical contribution of sociology to the field of thanatology.

Prominent in this literature have been the ideas of the nineteenth century sociologist, Emile Durkheim, who argued that suicide increased with industrialisation and urbanisation as individuals ...

SUNY Poly Assistant Professor of Community and Behavioral Health and Sociology Dr. Jarrett Rose has published a study titled, ...