{"product_id":"too-poor-to-die-the-hidden-realities-of-dying-in-the-margins-9781978843981","title":"Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins","description":"Death is the great equalizer, but not all deaths are created equal. In recent years, there has been an increased interest and advocacy concerning end-of-life and after-death care. An increasing number of individuals and organizations from health care to the funeral and death care industries are working to promote and encourage people to consider their end-of-life wishes. Yet, there are limits to who these efforts reach and who can access such resources. These conversations come from a place of good intentions, but also from a place of privilege. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eToo Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins, \u003c\/i\u003ea collection of closely connected essays, takes the reader on a journey into what happens to those who die while experiencing homelessness or who end up indigent or unclaimed at the end of life. \u003ci\u003eToo Poor to Die\u003c\/i\u003e bears witness to the disparities in death and dying faced by some of society's most vulnerable and marginalized and asks the reader to consider their own end-of-life and disposition plans within the larger context of how privilege and access plays a role in what we want versus what we get in death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmy Shea is the writing program director for Mount Tamalpais College, a college for incarcerated people in San Quentin, CA. Her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Missouri Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePortland Review, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Massachusetts Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Sociology of Health \u0026amp; Illness, \u003c\/i\u003eand others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589895258386,"sku":"9781978843981","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7a6c384a-ff9f-43f7-ae71-d4cd3bf4c3b5.jpg?v=1762335380","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/too-poor-to-die-the-hidden-realities-of-dying-in-the-margins-9781978843981","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}