LEADER 03692nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910826478203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-231-52934-1 024 7 $a10.7312/walt11968 035 $a(CKB)2670000000241353 035 $a(EBL)983172 035 $a(OCoLC)817928649 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000738216 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11974244 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000738216 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10790342 035 $a(PQKB)10228152 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC983172 035 $a(DE-B1597)459425 035 $a(OCoLC)811410837 035 $a(OCoLC)979967701 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231529341 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL983172 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10595237 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000241353 100 $a20020822d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe loss of a life partner$b[electronic resource] $enarratives of the bereaved /$fCarolyn Amber Walter 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (303 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-11969-0 311 $a0-231-11968-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [261]-268) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tChapter One. Theories of Grief: How They Inform Our Understanding of the Loss of a Partner -- $tChapter Two. Loss of a Partner: Current Issues -- $tChapter Three. Loss of a Spouse -- $tChapter Four. Loss of an Opposite-Sex Partner -- $tChapter Five. Loss of a Gay Partner -- $tChapter Six. Loss of a Lesbian Partner -- $tChapter Seven. Similar and Diverse Themes Among Bereaved Partners -- $tChapter Eight. Interventions -- $tChapter Nine. Clinical Implications -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aAlthough 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. 606 $aBereavement$xPsychological aspects 606 $aDeath$xPsychological aspects 606 $aGrief 606 $aLoss (Psychology) 615 0$aBereavement$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aDeath$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aGrief. 615 0$aLoss (Psychology) 676 $a155.9/37 676 $a155.937 700 $aWalter$b Carolyn Ambler$01615946 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826478203321 996 $aThe loss of a life partner$93946400 997 $aUNINA