Families Making Sense of Death / Edition 1

by Janice W. Nadeau

Overview

Through interviews and analysis, the author explores the healing process within the family context, and looks at the dynamics at work in families in which a member has died. With a keen sense of empathy, the author shares stories which show how, gradually, families come to terms with their grief and make sense of the death, as time goes by.

This ‘family meaning-making' is not a linear process; it is alternately stimulated and inhibited within a family. The author draws conclusions from her research about which particular social factors and conditions play a role in the overall outcome. She succeeds in showing not only how different families cope with death within the family, but also how skilful and sensitive field research

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761902669
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	09/23/1997
Series:	Understanding Families series , #10
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.68(d)

Table of Contents

Meaning-Making as a Family Process
Past Attempts to Understand Family Meaning-Making
Capturing Family Meaning-Making
Patterns of Meaning-Making
Stories, Dreams, Comparing and Coincidencing
Characterization and Family Speak
Negative and Ultimate Meanings
Meanings about Death and Family Change
Looking into the Future