Publications

Bachelor, P., Life after Death: Understanding bereavement and working through grief, Hill of Content, Melbourne (2002).

Twenty-four captivating case studies of bereavement. Mourners of diverse social and cultural backgrounds relate personal experiences of loss, including deaths of children, siblings, spouses, parents and grandparents. For anyone wanting to better understand bereavement, mourning and commemoration either personally or to support others.

Now out of print, some copies are still available through the author, and may be posted anywhere in Australia for just $30.

Bachelor, P., Sorrow & Solace: The social world of the cemetery, Baywood, New York (2004). (Republished: Routledge UK, 2020).

Sociological review of practical bereavement and natural grief management, offering sociologists and cemetery practitioners insights into the social dimension of the cemetery. Offers an invaluable empirical basis for developing and providing more effective cemetery services to millions of bereaved families each year. Internationally acclaimed as a ‘significant’ and ‘positive contribution’ to bereavement studies.

Available through Routledge Publishing or major on-line book suppliers.

Other Books

‘Signature Plants’ (1981), field guide to significant plant species characteristic of the local environment, published by the City of Sandringham. Written and illustrated by Philip Bachelor.

‘Fourth Child’ (2012, 2nd Ed. 2017), trans-generational Australian social history published by Waterdragon. Written by Philip Bachelor.

‘Isotopes, Imaging and Identity: The history of nuclear medicine in Australia and New Zealand’ (2013), social history of nuclear medicine in Australia & New Zealand, published by the Australian & New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine. Edited by Philip Bachelor.

Papers & Presentations

Philip has also addressed numerous national and international conferences and had over three-dozen papers published on managerial, social behavioural and environmental themes in various journals, including: Australian Horticulture, Australian Parks & Leisure, Peace of Mind, Grief Matters, and Health Sociology Review.