Parent Grief: Narratives of Loss and RelationshipRoutledge, 2016 M02 4 - 272 pages 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. |
Contents
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2 Coming to a Couple Language about the Death | 15 |
3 The Story of Dying and Death | 27 |
4 Death Rituals | 63 |
5 Metaphors of Grief Feelings | 75 |
6 The Chasm Between Grieving Parents and the World | 93 |
7 How Parents Explain the Grief Process | 103 |
8 The Continuing Connection with the Child | 123 |
11 Finding Support | 163 |
12 Learning What There Is to Say | 173 |
13 Meaning and MeaningMaking | 187 |
14 God and Religion | 207 |
15 Perspectives on Parent Narratives and Society | 223 |
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Appendix Methodological Details | 237 |
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9 Narratives about the Couple Relationship | 139 |
10 Narratives about Parenting Other Children | 157 |
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