African American grief
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 wh...
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| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge
2005.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Series in death, dying, and bereavement.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798413606719 |
Table of Contents:
- 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.
