Financial constituents of family bereavement

Corden, Anne; Hirst, Michael

doi:10.1080/19424620.2013.819680

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“…One could speculate that there may no longer be so much stigma to holding a minimal ceremony (in so far as it is well organized and conducted and not appearing to be cheap). On the other hand, there is evidence from funeral cost research that people still over-stretch themselves financially in selecting body disposal choices that they feel appropriate (Corden & Hirst, 2013b). We still have much to learn about the motives underlying choices in the face of diverse contemporary options.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Funeral services are known to serve multiple functions for bereaved persons. There is also a common, intuitively reasonable assumption of positive associations between engaging in funeral activities and adjustment to bereavement. We examined whether restricting ceremonial cremation arrangements to a minimum has a negative association with grief over time. Bereaved persons in the United Kingdom completed questionnaires 2 to 5 months postloss and again a year later ( N = 233 with complete data; dropout = 11.4%). Neither type nor elaborateness of the cremation service, nor satisfaction with arrangements (typically high), emerged as significantly related to grief; no major subgroup differences (e.g., according to income level) were found. Results suggested that it does not matter to grief whether a more minimalistic or elaborate funeral ceremony was observed. We concluded that the funeral industry represented in this investigation is offering bereaved people the range of choices regarding cremation arrangements to meet their needs. Limits to generalizability are discussed.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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“… Fan and Zick (2004) looked into the economic burden of funerals and burial expenses. Relatedly, Corden and Hirst (2013a , 2013b ) have reported on the costs and burdens of bereavement in general and funerals in particular. Most recently, Lowe et al.…”

Section: Review Of Scientific Studies Of Funeral Practices and Griefmentioning

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“…Walter, 1996). Restoration-oriented family-level tasks have to do with coming to terms with subjective and objective changes within the surrounding world, those that came about as a result of the death (e.g., dealing together with reduced family income; see Corden & Hirst, 2013). Finally, following the DPM-R, it should be noted that consequences (outcomes) of the coping process can be experienced at both the individual and family levels (e.g., both personal health or loneliness and family conflict or divorce; cf.…”

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Family Matters in Bereavement

Stroebe

Schüt

2015

Perspect Psychol Sci

108

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The death of a loved one can be heartbreaking for those left behind, and indeed, bereavement is associated not only with adverse health effects but also a higher risk of dying oneself. Not surprisingly, its consequences have been the subject of much psychological enquiry, with a major interest in shedding light on how one adapts, who is most at risk, and why. Often the focus is on the bereaved individual, yet people do not typically grieve in isolation; most do so with family members who have likewise experienced the loss. Family dynamics affect personal grief and vice versa. What is more, family concerns, such as reduced finances, legal consequences, and changed family relationships, have to be dealt with. While the latter stressful aspects have been investigated, there is still a huge gap between the individual and family approaches. To move them closer together, we propose a family-level extension of our Dual Process Model, showing how the whole may actually be more-and more accurate-than the sum of the two parts.

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“…Yet the impact of death is much wider than obviously death-specific policy. Death has implications for the workforce, including bereavement leave (Corden and Hirst, 2013), families (Valentine and Walter, 2015), financial services, pensions, and the distribution of housing (Rowlingson, 2016). As noted in this journal, it has further implications for land usage and environmental policy in relation to the disposal of remains (blinded for review).…”

Section: Towards a Social Policy Of Deathmentioning

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From cradle to grave?: policy responses to death in the UK

2017

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While death features widely in various humanities and some social science disciplines, to date it has not been given the attention it deserves in social policy discourse or research. This paper sets out to begin to rectify that omission. Outlining a range of policy areas affected by death, it argues that budget and outcome-driven priorities in the UK have resulted in the evolution of disconnected and inconsistent policy responses to death. The paper begins by outlining death rates and characteristics of population ageing before focussing on social divisions in death and associated policies. It considers the death and UK social policy agenda before outlining the key characteristics involved in developing a coherent policy response and policy analysis in this field. It argues for a more comprehensive, consistent and joined up policy response to death, and corresponding academic study of death, which acknowledges and supports individuals preparing to die, when they die, and those left behind.

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Financial constituents of family bereavement

Cited by 14 publications

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Cremation and Grief: Are Ways of Commemorating the Dead Related to Adjustment Over Time?

Cremation and Grief: Are Ways of Commemorating the Dead Related to Adjustment Over Time?

Family Matters in Bereavement

From cradle to grave?: policy responses to death in the UK

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