Laura Towers
@ltowers728
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Leverhulme ECF | Sociology Department, Uni. of Manchester | CDAS Visiting Fellow | Interested in: siblings; families; relationships; loss, grief & bereavement.
Sheffield, England
Joined October 2014
It's finally out in print 🥹 currently on offer on the Routledge website. Perfect Christmas present for the thanatologist in your life 🎁🎄
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📺Watch our new video series introducing key concepts in the sociology of families & personal life. Please share if you know anybody teaching or studying these topics! https://t.co/FchU3uxIoj
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New paper out 👇
📝Capital of Life in Death: How Bereaved Individuals Mobilise Cultural and Social Capital in UK Death Administration @ltowers728 & Kate Reed in @BJSociology on the sociology of bereavement admin https://t.co/AZwZsv5KUw
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📝Capital of Life in Death: How Bereaved Individuals Mobilise Cultural and Social Capital in UK Death Administration @ltowers728 & Kate Reed in @BJSociology on the sociology of bereavement admin https://t.co/AZwZsv5KUw
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This paper uses Bourdieu's concepts of cultural and social capital to critically examine death administration in the UK. Death administration relates to a set of tasks that bereaved individuals...
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Call for papers by 25 March for ‘Doing Research Differently: Methodological Creativity and Innovation in the Sociology of Families and Relationships’ a @BSA_FARGroup event, 12 June, University of the West of England, Bristol https://t.co/q9C6YQCEje
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‘If death studies is to extend beyond the disciplinary periphery, it must fully re-engage with mainstream sociology’ - @SharonMallonPhD and @ltowers728 call for action in their book, ‘Death, Dying and Bereavement: New Sociological Perspectives’ @bsaddb
https://t.co/9ElZCrYDa7
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The relationship between sociology and death is long-standing. Early foundational texts, such as Durkheim’s (1897) Suicide, shaped sociology as a discipline, helping to establish its broad ontologi...
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Join the @morgancentre's upcoming summer school taster session on 19 March, where you'll receive a taster of their two-day summer school on creative approaches to qualitative research. Find out more below: https://t.co/iGKrrjRKrU
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A methods@manchester Summer School Taster
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Would anyone be interested in reviewing our new book for Mortality journal? You get a free copy from the publishers to keep! If so, please contact @Mortality_TandF or email mortalityjournal@gmail.com for more info. Thanks ☺️
It's finally out in print 🥹 currently on offer on the Routledge website. Perfect Christmas present for the thanatologist in your life 🎁🎄
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Featuring our very own Prof Tony Walter and co-edited by our visiting fellow @ltowers728 ✔️
It's finally out in print 🥹 currently on offer on the Routledge website. Perfect Christmas present for the thanatologist in your life 🎁🎄
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⭐️ The 2025 CDAS Conference call for papers is OPEN!! ⭐️ Theme? Death and transition When? 12-13 June 2025 online Full details via the link below https://t.co/8Vq1Ukc5Cx
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I've finally got round to joining Blue Sky. Come say hi! Same handle @ltowers728 😊
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📚NEW BOOK: Death, Dying & Bereavement: New Sociological Perspectives @SharonMallonPhD & @ltowers728 (eds) Published @routledgebooks @routledge_socio part of @britsoci #SociologicalFutures series @uomsoss @morgancentre
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Want to do a PhD with us? We now have a guide on how to find out more! https://t.co/Ta7ZeQ0Ufp
bath.ac.uk
Find out more about studying for a PhD with us
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Anything you leave to your spouse is EXEMPT from inheritance tax. But unfortunately, this doesn't apply to those who are just cohabiting, no matter how long you've been together. This MoneySaver found out the hard way. Don't let it happen to you. https://t.co/PJy5zsbe84
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📣CFP: "Laughing through Life? Humour in Families Facing Challenging Times"📣 For a session at the #ISAForum2025 Rabat July 2025 Submission deadline: 15 Oct 2024 Link and more details: https://t.co/EpB7yRiCUY RTs much appreciated! #sociology #familystudies #humourstudies
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Next week I'll be leaving @shefmethods and moving to @MCRSociology to begin a 45month @LeverhulmeTrust ECF titled 'Storying the Unspeakable: Narrating the experiences of suicide-bereaved siblings'. Details of the project aims available here https://t.co/ZTpR2O3yRp.
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🚨New paper alert 🚨 How does the death of a sibling impact upon how surviving siblings (re)construct their sense of self over time? Spoiler: people who are no longer living can still play a *huge* role in the way we see ourselves and our relationships! https://t.co/AUYP81wVIG
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Having and being a sibling can be vital in shaping one’s identity. Using data from a qualitative study exploring experiences of sibling bereavement over the lif...
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Beautiful new office for the next 2 days 📕 Very thankful to @shefmethods for our ECR writing retreat at @gladlib
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New article from me and Dr Katherine Davies, on how people used humour to navigate Brexit tensions in their families. We explore the potentials and pitfalls of humour in managing everyday political tumult. Have a look and please RT (if you fancy).
journals.sagepub.com
Humour has a well-established role in the public life of politics; however, its use within families affected by macro-level political events remains understudie...
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