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: | Llibre |
| Idioma: | English |
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Buckingham, Bucks. :
Open University Press,
2000.
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| Col·lecció: | Facing death.
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Taula de continguts:
- Introduction: an intimate loneliness
- 1. Order out of chaos: personal, social and cultural resources for making sense of loss
- 2. A bleak and lonely landscape: problems of adjustment for bereaved parents
- 3. What about me? Problems of adjustment for bereaved siblings
- 4. Connections and disconnections: ways family members deal with lost relationships
- 5. Difficult deaths and problems of adjustment
- 6. Things that help: supporting bereaved parents and brothers and sisters
- 7. Conclusion: professional support in a post-modern world
- Appendix: Shoe-strings and bricolage: some notes on the background research project.