Facing death : familial responses to illness and death

While rituals surrounding death may vary by geography, culture, and time, experiencing the loss of a loved one is a universal experience. Death has become a focal point during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, forcing many to unexpectedly confront the profound and enduring reality of loss. Understandin...

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Other Authors Scott, Christina L. (Editor), Williams, Heidi M. (Editor), Wilder, Siri (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
SeriesContemporary perspectives on family research ; 19.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781803822655
DOI10.1108/S1530-3535202219
Physical Description1 online resource (272 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Section 1. Coping with serious illness and threat of death
  • Chapter 1. Intimate relationships as factors in associations between inflammation and happiness in older adults: A covariate analysis of limited longitudinal data / Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski, Katelyn Y. Graves, and J. E. Sumerau
  • Chapter 2. Facing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis under lockdown: The experiences of minors / Ines Testoni, Lorenza Palazzo, Teresa Tosatto, Livia Sani, Gabriella Rossi, and Jenny Ferizoviku
  • Chapter 3. Navigating discussions of death with young children: Variable strategies of protection / Rebecca Gregory, Chang Su-Russell, Luke T. Russell, and Carley Barrett Section 2. Decisions Surrounding Serious Illness and End of Life
  • Chapter 4. Familial responses to death in veterans affairs medical centers: Losing control and holding on / Patricia Drentea, Beverly Rosa Williams, Karen Hoefer, F. Amos Bailey, and Kathryn L. Burgio
  • Chapter 5. Choosing abortion for a serious fetal health issue: From medical information to values / Katrina Kimport Section 3. Facing Death and Bereavement
  • Chapter 6. Social support in bereavement: The experiences of support following spousal loss in families with dependent children / Helle Holmgren
  • Chapter 7. Grieving together: Dyadic trajectories and reciprocal relations in parental grief after child loss / Asuman Buyukcan-Tetik, Sara Albuquerque, Margaret S. Stroebe, Henk A. W. Schut, and Maarten C. Eisma
  • Chapter 8. Suicide bereavement and social relationships: A new application of durkheim / Kathryn McGrath.