Bereavement narratives : continuing bonds in the 21st century / Christine Valentine.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Routledge, 2008.Description: 24 cmISBN:- 9780415457293 (hbk.) :
- 9780415457309 (pbk.) :
- 0203893360 (ebk.)
- 9780415457293
- 0415457297
- 0415457300 (pbk.)
- 9780415457309 (pbk.)
- 9780203893364 (ebk.)
- 155.9370941 VAL
- BF575.G7 V35 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-185) and index.
Introduction Part 1: Preserving and Affirming Personhood 1. Humanising a loved one\'s dying 2. Constructing a good death 3. Dying moments Part 2: Absence and Presence 4. Defining loss 5. Materialising loss 6. Rediscovering presence 7. Locating and sustaining presence 8. Continuing bonds in contemporary society.
Bereavement is often treated as a psychological condition of the individual, with both healthy and pathological forms. However, this empirically-grounded study argues that this is not always the best or only way to help the bereaved, and instead emphasizes normality and social and cultural diversity in grieving.