Multiple social contexts in qualitative bereavement research

Abstract Little research focuses on the ways that bereaved family members react to and make meaning of their experience of the death of an elderly father and husband. In a qualitative, ethnographic study of 34 bereaved families we examined how family members respond to two inter-related social conte...

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Published in:Journal of aging studies 2012-12, Vol.26 (4), p.459-466
Main Authors: Moss, Miriam S, Moss, Sidney Z
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Adult Children - psychology
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging - psychology
Attitude to Death
Attitudes
Bereavement
Bereavement research
Certainty
Cultural values
Death of old persons
Elderly
Ethnography
Families & family life
Family - psychology
Family Characteristics
Fathers
Female
Grief
Humans
Husbands
Internal Medicine
Interview, Psychological
Male
Middle Aged
Older people
Parents - psychology
Qualitative research
Social context of interview
Social Environment
Uncertainty
Values
Widowhood - psychology
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Summary:Abstract Little research focuses on the ways that bereaved family members react to and make meaning of their experience of the death of an elderly father and husband. In a qualitative, ethnographic study of 34 bereaved families we examined how family members respond to two inter-related social contexts: 1. social–cultural values and attitudes such as attitudes toward grieving for old persons, and 2. the inter-personal dyadic relationship between interviewer and interviewee. An underlying theme of uncertainty pervades the study participants' views of what is normal and expected in their own process of bereavement. Implications for future bereavement research are suggested.
ISSN:0890-4065
1879-193X
DOI:10.1016/j.jaging.2012.06.005