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The book examines the issue of old age in death in Western societies in the pre-Covid-19 era and during the pandemic. It aims to prompt rethinking of societal obligations to the aged and to reflect on ways of handling death in old age. It offers a platform to debate society's responsibility to the old and to reflect on the legacy of the pandemic.

The book deals with one of the most important current issues: the issue of how societies hold together in the face of social fragmentation One of the first systematic discussions of the nature of trust as a means of social cohesion Contains important critical discussions of works by leading social theorists on the issue of social solidarity. .