Shadows in the Sun: The Experiences of Sibling Bereavement in Childhood / Edition 1

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Shadows in the Sun covers the immediate, short- and long-term responses and subsequent generational effects of sibling bereavement and discusses sibling responses in the context of the variables which influence them.

The final chapter synthesizes all that has gone before into a comprehensive model of sibling bereavement. Practical guidelines are offered for those who seek to help grieving siblings, children, and families.

Disc. sibling bonds, child's understanding of death, family influences, common responses, individual/situation variables

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Brings together work that discusses the responses and subsequent generational effects of sibling bereavement, and discusses sibling responses in the context of the variables which influence them. Ten chapters address topics including the sibling bond and responses to death; children's understanding of death; individual, situational, and environmental variables; family functioning and its impact; and long term effects of bereavement in childhood. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780876309117
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • Publication date: 10/1/1998
  • Series: Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement Series
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 368
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.65 (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 The Sibling Bond 1
2 The Evolution of the Study of Sibling Bereavement 15
3 Children's Understanding of Death 29
4 Sibling Responses to a Child's Death 47
5 Individual Variables Affecting Sibling Bereavement Responses 77
6 Situational Variables Affecting Sibling Bereavement Responses 95
7 Environmental Variables Affecting Sibling Bereavement Responses 123
8 Family Functioning: Impact on Siblings 149
9 Long-Term Effects of Sibling Bereavement in Childhood 171
10 Putting Sibling Bereavement into Perspective 195
App. 1 Summaries of Anecdotal and Scholarly Articles in the Literature 221
App. 2 Summaries of Research Reports in the Literature 227
References 243
Index 259
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