Parent Grief: Narratives of Loss and Relationship

by Paul C. Rosenblatt

Overview

Explores what couple and individual stories say and do not say about the child's dying and death and about parent grief. The author uses narratives as his tool for the introduction and exploration of the many facets of parental grief.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781583910344
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/07/2000
Series:	Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Paul C. Rosenblatt

Table of Contents

The Narratives of Bereaved Parents. Coming to a Couple Language about the Death. The Story of Dying and Death. Death Rituals. Metaphors of Grief and Feelings. The Chasm Between Grieving Parents and the World. How Parents Explain the Grief Process. The Continuing Connection with the Child. Narratives about the Couple Relationship. Narratives about Parenting Other Children. Finding Support. Learning What there is to Say. Meaning and Meaning Making. God and Religion. Perspectives on Parent Narratives and Society. References. Appendix: Methodological Details. References.

Editorial Reviews

A psychologist and a qualitative researcher in the field use extensive interviews to explore the narratives of 58 parents in 29 couples or former couples who have experienced the death of a child. Themes addressed include the death and events leading up to it; parents' experiences of a chasm between themselves and others; individual and couple grieving; parenting other children after the death; relationships with family, friends, and community; and learning how to talk about the death. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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