Product Description: First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Published in collaboration with the Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association, this volume brings together scholars of the field to map out the themes and perspectives which conjoin in the sociology of culture...read more

Discusses the social aspects of art, popular culture as art, galleries, museums, and the meaning of art (view table of contents)

Product Description: For years, speculation has been mounting among lawyers, church leaders, social scientists, and the general public over the question of prolongation of life and the critically ill patient's "right to die." But what is the physician's attitude toward this controversial subject? Under what conditions does a doctor battle to save the life of the patient, and when does he decide to withdraw medical treatment and allow death to occur? The answers to these questions form the basis of this book, a fascinating examination of the nature of death and dying, as seen from the physician' point of view...read more