"We've Had the Same Loss, Why Don't We Have the Same Grief?" Loss and Differential Grief in Families.

Gilbert, Kathleen R.

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Publication Date: 1996

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"We've Had the Same Loss, Why Don't We Have the Same Grief?" Loss and Differential Grief in Families.

Gilbert, Kathleen R.

Death Studies, v20 n3 p269-83 May-Jun 1996

Takes a constructivist/interpretivist view of grief within the interactive, meaning-making system of the family. Views grief as a multidimensional process of reconceptualization of reality, focusing on regaining stability after a loss, with family members using relationships with each other to engage in that process. Families are seen as arenas of grief. Members grieve in the context of their family. (KW)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Coping, Depression (Psychology), Differences, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Problems, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Environment, Family Relationship, Grief, Life Events, Sadness, Well Being

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Language: English

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