Putting 'The Grave' into social policy: State support for funerals in contemporary UK society

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 605-622

  Woodthorpe, Kate ^a   Rumble, Hannah ^a   Valentine, Christine ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; COST; MORTALITY; SOCIAL POLICY; STAKEHOLDER; WELFARE PROVISION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84878439376     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279413000068     Document Type: Article

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