Bereavement, Gender, and Cyberspace
A Content Analysis of Parents' Memorials to Their Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628004 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George W Musambira (University of Central Florida, corresponding author), Sally O Hastings (0000-0001-5395-1641, University of Central Florida), Judith D Hoover (Western Kentucky University) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 263-279 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/r865-85x7-15j0-0713 |
| PMID | 18186423 |
| OpenAlex | W1974080661 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 17 |
The study investigated how two distinct perspectives apply to the role of gender in parents' memorials on The Compassionate Friends (TCF) electronic bulletin board; cyberspace as merely a mirror of societal gendered patterns of bereavement, and cyberspace as a medium or context in which societal gendered patterns of bereavement are neutralized. Data were evaluated to determine to what extent gender differences exist concerning instrumental versus intuitive styles of bereavement. Analytic categories used in assessing gender differences in parental bereavement style included the following: invoking spirituality, directing messages to the deceased, artistic expressions, and special powers accorded to the deceased. With some exceptions, the findings supported the perspective emphasizing the gender neutralizing aspects of cyberspace parental bereavement for the population studied
Content analysis · Context (archaeology · Cyberspace · Developmental psychology · Perspective (graphical · Population · Social science · Sociology · Spirituality · Style (visual arts · The Internet · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,88 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |