Death work: United States

Forsyth, C.J., C.E. Palmer & Simpson, J. 2006

‘The funeral director: maintaining business, reputation and performance’, Free Inqury in Creative Sociology, 34:2, 123-132.

Pine, V. 1975

‘Grief work and dirty work: the aftermath of an aircrash’, OMEGA – Journal of Death and Dying, 5:4, 281–286.

Thompson, William E. 1991

‘Handling the stigma of handling the dead: morticians and funeral directors’, Deviant Behavior 12:4, 403-429.

Events

The Cemetery Research Group runs two events a year: in May and in November. Follow the links and send in an abstract