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The insight presented here into various aspects of death and surviving grief is based on a study in East London. Comments presented come mainly from those who have coped despite impending death, and those in a similar situation may find these experiences comforting. <br>-Abstracts in Social Gerontology: Currnet Literature on Aging, December 1997 Vol.40 NO.4 <br> There are four ways to approach death: the rational, the spiritual, the humorous and the poetic. This book . . . adopted all four . . . an extraordinary mixture of sociological inquiry, philosophical speculation and guidance for the dying and the bereaved. <br>-Dr. Murray Parkes, London Hospital Medical College <br>

The insight presented here into various aspects of death and surviving grief is based on a study in East London. Comments presented come mainly from those who have coped despite impending death, and those in a similar situation may find these experiences comforting. -Abstracts in Social Gerontology: Currnet Literature on Aging, December 1997 Vol.40 NO.4 There are four ways to approach death: the rational, the spiritual, the humorous and the poetic. This book . . . adopted all four . . . an extraordinary mixture of sociological inquiry, philosophical speculation and guidance for the dying and the bereaved. -Dr. Murray Parkes, London Hospital Medical College

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Michael Young is Director of and Lesley Cullen is a Research Officer at the Institute of Community Studies. Michael Young is the author of The Rise of the Meritocracy and co-author, with Peter Willmott, of Family and Kinship in East London.

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