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 ...

French philosopher Emile Durkheim posited that school serves two main purposes: academic — how skills are imparted to prepare students for the world of work and social — where solidarity is ...

Sociologists, such as Émile Durkheim, have long recognised the link between societal structures and individual behaviour. Durkheim’s typology of suicide, particularly fatalistic suicide ...