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In the U.S., roughly 150,000 dead bodies go unclaimed each year, and that number is rising. Sociologists Prickett (Univ. of Amsterdam; Believing in South Central) and Timmermans (UCLA; coauthor, Data Analysis in Qualitative Research) explore the question of a life's value when the deceased remain unidentified, sometimes abandoned, and left for local governments to dispose of. The authors use four people as c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More