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British Sociological Association (BSA) Study Group Symposium

What is the relationship between death, dying and bereavement, and social class? To mark the move of the British Sociological Association study group “Social Aspects of Death, Dying and Bereavement” (DDB for short) from under the Medical Sociology arm of the BSA and signal its independence as a “mainstream” study group, the theme of the annual symposium in November 2009 took this question as a starting point in order to address a pervasive and long standing sociological issue. Drawing on Glennys Howarth’s (2007) appeal for a reconsideration of the relevance and applicability of social class in the development of the interdisciplinary area of “Death Studies,” the symposium’s call invited speakers to consider the role of class in relation to death. Suggested areas included: the