The Inequalities of Bereavement: Social, Spatial and Spend

丧亲之痛的不平等：社会、空间和支出

• 批准号: 2438825
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Dundee
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2438825
• 关键词: Inequalities; Bereavement; Social; Spatial; Spend

The impacts of bereavement have become a recent focus of government investigations due to the rise in 'funeral poverty'. The cost of funerals has increased by 37% since 2008 (1), and an increasing number of reports suggest those on low incomes are falling into serious levels of debt following a death. Whilst inequalities exist at the household level, there are also societal level factors that need to be addressed. Structural issues within the funeral industry have resulted in inequalities in costs along regional and national boundaries of the United Kingdom. This research will explore these inequalities through a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods to better understand the impact on the behaviour and decisionmaking processes of the bereaved, and experiences of those within the industry and policy-makers.

由于“葬礼贫困”的增加，丧亲之痛的影响已成为最近政府调查的焦点。自 2008 年以来，葬礼费用增加了 37% (1)，越来越多的报告表明，低收入人群在死后负债累累。虽然家庭层面存在不平等，但也存在社会层面的因素需要解决。殡葬业的结构性问题导致英国各地区和国家之间的成本不平等。本研究将通过定性和定量相结合的方法探讨这些不平等，以更好地了解对死者家属的行为和决策过程的影响，以及行业内和政策制定者的经验。