Routledge studies in the sociology of health and illness
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. Desperation as grey zone -- 2. Fear and trembling -- 3. The collective fantasizes death : the imaginary at the end of its tether -- 4. Fear and likely stories -- 5. Death, happiness and the meaning of life : the view from sociology -- 6. Ending and beginning -- 7. The enigma of the brain and its place as cause, character, and pretext in the imaginary of dementia -- 8. The writing machine : public health, dementia and the spell of the brain as an object of social enthusiasm -- 9. Plague strikes the family -- 10. The cliche of depression -- 11. Tragedy and comedy -- 12. The travesty of end of life.