Funeral rights
There is a growing sense of unease about funerals in Australia, not only about their exorbitantly high costs, the high-pressure sales techniques routinely used by those in the industry and the undue influence wielded by the major 'death-care' corporations, but also about the lack of genuine involvement that family are able to have
xiv, 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
9780670071081, 0670071080
180189669
Introduction
1. Death down-under
2. The tricks of the trade
3. Cash, credit card or cheque
4. Boxed in
5. Fenced in
6. A burning question
7. Vigils, viewings and embalming
8. Ethnic cultures and the funeral industry
9. The changing landscape
10. Self-arranged funerals
11. DIY stories
12. The last rights
13. Deaths of babies
14. Will power
Conclusion
Appendices
Notes
Cover subtitle: What the Australian 'death-care' industry doesn't want you to know