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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786842103321

Autore

Rosenblatt Paul C

Titolo

African American grief [[electronic resource] /] / Paul C. Rosenblatt and Beverly R. Wallace

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

1-136-77375-4

0-203-95652-4

Descrizione fisica

xxv, 193 p

Collana

The series in death, dying, and bereavement

Altri autori (Persone)

WallaceBeverly R. <1954->

Disciplina

155.9/37/08996073

Soggetti

African Americans - Mental health

African Americans - Psychology

Grief - United States

Bereavement - United States - Psychological aspects

Loss (Psychology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-185) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Grief and life span -- Racism as a cause of death -- Racism and discrimination in the life of the deceased -- Visitations, wakes, and funerals -- African American institutions for dealing with death -- How people talked about grief -- Grief soon after the death -- Meaning making -- Grief over the long run -- The family grief process -- God -- Being strong in grief -- Continuing connection with the deceased -- Talking about it, crying about it with others -- Our grief and theirs: African Americans compare their grief with Euro-American grief -- Understanding African American grief.