An intimate loneliness : supporting bereaved parents and siblings /
"An Intimate Loneliness explores how family members attempt to come to terms with the death of an offspring or brother or sister. Drawing on relevant research and the authors' own experience of working with bereaved parents and siblings, this book examines the importance of social relation...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Buckingham, Bucks. :
Open University Press,
2000.
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| Series: | Facing death.
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| Summary: | "An Intimate Loneliness explores how family members attempt to come to terms with the death of an offspring or brother or sister. Drawing on relevant research and the authors' own experience of working with bereaved parents and siblings, this book examines the importance of social relationships in helping them adjust to their bereavement. This book considers the impact of bereavement on self and family identity. In particular, it examines the role of shared remembering in transforming survivors' relationships with the deceased, and in helping rebuild their own identity with a significantly changed family structure.". "This book will be of value to students on courses in counselling, health care, psychology, social policy, pastoral care and education. It will appeal to sociology students with an interest in death, dying and mortality. It is also aimed at professionally qualified counselling, health and social service workers, informed voluntary group members, the clergy, teachers and others involved with pastoral care."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 220 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0335199720 (pbk.) 0335199739 (hbk.) |