Death and Funeral Practices in Aotearoa New Zealand

Author:   Ruth McManus ,  Denise Blake ,  Jessica Thompson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367752927


Pages:   132
Publication Date:   03 April 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Death and Funeral Practices in Aotearoa New Zealand


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Author:   Ruth McManus ,  Denise Blake ,  Jessica Thompson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9780367752927


ISBN 10:   0367752921
Pages:   132
Publication Date:   03 April 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Aotearoa New Zealand: An Introduction 2. History, Worldviews, Governance 3. History of Death Practices 4. Demographics 5. Legal Frameworks for Inhumation and Cremation 6. The Funeral Directing Industry 7. Organising and holding a funeral 8. Paying for Funerals 9. Burial and Cremation 10. Crematoria and Cemetery provision 11. Death and Remembrance 12. In Summary

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Ruth McManus is an Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand, where she teaches and researches sociology and death studies. She is also the inaugural President of the Society for Death Studies, which promotes research and understanding across all areas of death studies with particular reference to Aotearoa New Zealand academic, professional, artistic, and practitioner communities. She has also researched and written on a wide variety of death studies topics, including shipwrecks, disaster memorialisation, the greening of death, and suicide genealogies. Denise Blake (she/her) is a researcher and educator from Aotearoa/New Zealand. She previously worked at Victoria University of Wellington, teaching health psychology. Denise has worked across community health sectors, including mental health and addiction. Her research addresses issues of identity, Indigenous wellbeing, disaster management, and sustainability. Jessica Thompson currently works as a freelance Research Assistant, holding contracts with Massey University Psychology Clinic Palmerston North, Aotearoa New Zealand, and the University of Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand. Her main interest areas are critical health psychology, gendered healthcare and minoritised groups.

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