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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822590503321

Autore

Rosenblatt Paul C

Titolo

African American grief / / Paul C. Rosenblatt and Beverly R. Wallace

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

1-136-77375-4

0-203-95652-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

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.

Sommario/riassunto

African American Grief is a unique contribution to the field, both as a professional resource for counselors, therapists, social workers, clergy, and nurses, and as a reference volume for thanatologists, academics, and researchers. This work considers the potential effects of slavery, racism, and white ignorance and oppression on the African American experience and conception of death and grief in America. Based on interviews with 26 African-Americans who have faced the death of a significant person in their lives, the authors document, describe, and analyze key phenomena of the unique African-American experience of grief. The book combines moving narratives from the interviewees with



sound research, analysis, and theoretical discussion of important issues in thanatology as well as topics such as the influence of the African-American church, gospel music, family grief, medical racism as a cause of death, and discrimination during life and after death.