Social Death

Social death occurs when the social existence of a person or group ceases, and relates to social exclusion, social capital, social networks, social roles and social identity. However, this is the first volume to unite theorising about the concept, providing conceptual clarity rooted in empirical data. Contributors discuss the fourth age, end of life policies, dying alone at home, suicide, photographs on gravestones, bereavement, and the agency of dead musicians. This book was originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Social Science.