Hello Kate

Great that you are convening this group.

I'm a sociologist within the Sue Ryder Care Centre for Palliative and
End of Life Studies at Nottingham.
I'll forward your email to Becky Chady here who I think would be able to
give you a better overview of teaching here than I could.

In terms of research a key area of mine is exploring end of life care
and bereavement within same sex relationships and communities, set in
the context of changing demographics, new family forms and personal
networks.

Best wishes
Kathy


Dr Kathryn Almack
Sue Ryder Care Centre for Palliative and End of Life Studies
B63c, South Block Link
School of Nursing
University of Nottingham
QMC
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
 
+44 (0) 115 8231204


-----Original Message-----
From: The Social Context of Death, Dying and Disposal of the Dead
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kate Woodthorpe
Sent: 18 June 2009 17:14
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Subject: Sociology and death

Dear colleagues

As the new convenor of the British Sociological Association study group
'The 
Social Aspects of Death, Dying and Bereavement' (DDB for short), I am 
emailing as part of a scoping exercise to find out about sociologists 
undertaking research or teaching in this area, both in the UK and
abroad.

If you are a sociologist by training or work within the social sciences
more 
generally I would be very grateful if you could contact me at 
[log in to unmask] and tell me a little about what you are
researching 
on or teach about death. 

My aim ultimately is to share information about colleagues' activities
on the 
study group webpage (address below) so interested parties can know where

the sociology of death is being taught, find out about PhD students'
work and 
what sociologists in this area are currently researching. Of course, I
would not 
put anything on the webpage without your permission.

I would appreciate it if you could circulate this email to your
colleagues who 
are working in this area.

Many thanks in advance and look forward to hearing from you
Kate

For further details about the group please follow the link below:
http://www.britsoc.co.uk/specialisms/MedSocDDB.htm 

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