03692nam 2200661Ia 450 991082647820332120200520144314.00-231-52934-110.7312/walt11968(CKB)2670000000241353(EBL)983172(OCoLC)817928649(SSID)ssj0000738216(PQKBManifestationID)11974244(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000738216(PQKBWorkID)10790342(PQKB)10228152(MiAaPQ)EBC983172(DE-B1597)459425(OCoLC)811410837(OCoLC)979967701(DE-B1597)9780231529341(Au-PeEL)EBL983172(CaPaEBR)ebr10595237(EXLCZ)99267000000024135320020822d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe loss of a life partner[electronic resource] narratives of the bereaved /Carolyn Amber WalterNew York Columbia University Pressc20031 online resource (303 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-231-11969-0 0-231-11968-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-268) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Theories of Grief: How They Inform Our Understanding of the Loss of a Partner -- Chapter Two. Loss of a Partner: Current Issues -- Chapter Three. Loss of a Spouse -- Chapter Four. Loss of an Opposite-Sex Partner -- Chapter Five. Loss of a Gay Partner -- Chapter Six. Loss of a Lesbian Partner -- Chapter Seven. Similar and Diverse Themes Among Bereaved Partners -- Chapter Eight. Interventions -- Chapter Nine. Clinical Implications -- References -- IndexAlthough there is extensive research on the loss of a spouse, predominantly focusing on the experiences of widows, much less attention is paid to bereaved partners not married to their significant other, whether or not the partners are of the same sex. This first-of-its-kind work explores both socially sanctioned and disenfranchised grief, highlighting similarities and differences. Combining a discussion of various theories of grief with personal narratives of grieving men and women drawn from numerous interviews, and detailed case study analysis, Carolyn Ambler Walter has produced a penetrating examination of the bereavement experiences of partners in varying types of relationships. She views narratives of widows, widowers, and bereaved domestic gay and lesbian partners from a postmodern perspective that breaks away from the traditional belief that the living must detach themselves from the dead in order to move on with their lives. Instead, building on the works of postmodern grief theorists such as Klass, Silverman, and Nickman, Walter views ongoing bonds with the dead as a resource for enriching functionality in the present, and as a key to looking to the future.BereavementPsychological aspectsDeathPsychological aspectsGriefLoss (Psychology)BereavementPsychological aspects.DeathPsychological aspects.Grief.Loss (Psychology)155.9/37155.937Walter Carolyn Ambler1615946MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826478203321The loss of a life partner3946400UNINA