The Psychology of Funeral Rituals

Giblin, Paul; Hug, Andrea

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“…Bereaved children bring to camp deep wounds based in the vulnerability of childhood development (Erikson, 1982; Wolfelt, 1996; Worden, 1996). Society lacks rituals, assigned roles, and social conventions to respond to the grief of a child whose parent has died (DeSpelder and Strickland, 2008), yet rituals acknowledge death and give room for expression of feelings (Giblin and Hug, 2006). At camp, the children and adolescents get a chance to acknowledge through rituals, counseling sessions, and other activities that loss has occurred.…”

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Coping with parental death as seen from the perspective of children who attended a grief camp

McClatchey

Wimmer

2012

Qualitative Social Work

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In this qualitative case study researchers interviewed 16 parentally bereaved children and their 11 surviving parents in order to conceptualize the emotional impact of losing a parent to death and to understand the possible influence of one bereavement program’s attempt to address these issues. An inductive constant comparative method was used to identify themes which were enriched through deductive computer assisted analysis. Themes presented by children and parents are discussed in terms of the emotional impact of the death and the influence of the program on each issue. Themes revealed were Sadness, Anger, Being Set Apart, Worries, Trauma, and Contemplation of Suicide.

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Coping with parental death as seen from the perspective of children who attended a grief camp

McClatchey

Wimmer

2012

Qualitative Social Work

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“…Much has been written about the funeral content owing to its ritual purpose and public nature (see Gilbin and Hug, 2006;Thursby, 2006;Hoy, 2013). The surveillance of funeral content, Unruh (1979) has previously argued, is an evaluation of the extent to which the content reflects the identity of the deceased and the attendees, and whether their beliefsbe they religious, cultural, or familial -are followed or rejected.…”

Section: Funeral Contentmentioning

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Family and funerals: Taking a relational perspective

Woodthorpe

2017

Death Studies

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This article explores a number of relational features of a contemporary funeral: content, participation, and commercial choice. In so doing, it uses Finch and Mason's concept of reflexive relationalism to show that the contemporary funeral is an event when familial relationships can be (re)affirmed and rejected. This "doing" of family has methodological implications for the future study of funerals and, it is argued here, this necessarily requires the inclusion of class culture.

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“…As described above, the opposite is typically true in Akan culture: Everyone agrees on the traditions, they are rarely questioned, and all participate. In the United States, the preference of the individual-for burial, cremation, or some other disposition-is considered, honored, and carried out to the best of the family's ability (Giblin and Hug, 2006). In fact, some may choose to have their remains shot out of a cannon, or frozen through cryogenics, or shipped into space (Pappas, 2011).…”

Section: Cultural Aspects: Death and Tradition (European Americans)mentioning

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“…Grieving is seen more as an individual reaction, to be done in private, than as a community behavior. Giblin and Hug (2006) describe funerals as countercultural phenomena because funerals give a sense of finality to the death of the loved one in a culture that denies death and avoids the subject. In such a culture, the funeral is the one forum for confronting that denial and addressing the loss.…”

Section: Biopsychosocial Aspects: Funeral As a Life Celebration Or Somentioning

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“…The point is that the tendency toward individuation in U.S. traditions for the living follows into traditions concerning death. The disposition of remains and the nature of celebrations or mourning are determined by the individual, his or her family, and financial considerations (Giblin and Hug, 2006;McIlwain, 2002).…”

Section: Cultural Aspects: Death and Tradition (European Americans)mentioning

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Funeral Practices in Ghana and the United States: A Cultural Comparison

Boateng

Anngela-Cole²

2015

International Journal of Social Science Studies

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Across the life course, culture is never more evident than at the end of life. Due to the great variability of end-of-life practices and observed customs across the world, it is important to understand cultural differences from a variety of perspectives. This study provides a comparative analysis of death and funeral practices in three cultures: (1) Akan culture in Ghana, West Africa; (2) African-Americans born in the U.S.; and (3) European Americans in the United States. Two frameworks are used: (1) the biopsychosocial, spiritual, cultural framework; and (2) a framework of independent/interdependent cultural values, to compare the three cultural groups in a qualitative exploratory study with 20 participants from each group. The purpose is to explore whether African-American end-of-life traditions are more similar to the majority culture's (European American) customs in the United States or to customs still practiced in Ghana today. This study also considers how the findings might be used to enhance culturally sensitive services in the provision of end-of-life care. Findings suggest that, although African-Americans have lived in the United States for over a century, their culture retains aspects reflective of African culture and traditions related to end-of-life activities. This study offers unique findings that address issues of cultural humility, sensitivity, and competency. An understanding of these issues is crucial for anyone working in human services and for practitioners supporting dying and bereaved families.

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The Psychology of Funeral Rituals

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Coping with parental death as seen from the perspective of children who attended a grief camp

Coping with parental death as seen from the perspective of children who attended a grief camp

Family and funerals: Taking a relational perspective

Funeral Practices in Ghana and the United States: A Cultural Comparison

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