Alice J Longman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6986611 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alice J Longman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alice J |
| FAMILY NAME | Longman |
| SIGNATURE | LONGMAN A J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Connecting and disconnecting: Bereavement experiences of six mothers whose sons died of Aids
The bereavement experiences of 6 mothers whose sons died of AIDS-related complications were identified. Interviews with these women provided data for grounded-theory analysis. Two basic social processes were identified: Connecting and Disconnecting. Connecting included support, rituals, transitions, and gathering mementos, and Disconnecting included accepting the death, performing death-related tasks, and letting go. Special considerations for mo…
Effectiveness of a Hospice Community Bereavement Program
The purpose of this longitudinal pilot study was to assess the extent of unresolved grief in bereaved individuals attending two programs offered by St. Mary's Hospice, to assess their spiritual perspectives, and to describe the relationship between them. The differences in individuals attending the programs at two time periods were also examined. Fifty-six individuals completed two questionnaires at Time 1 and forty-two individuals completed the …
Mothers' Suffering: Sons who Died of Aids
The discourse on acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is dominated by the rational-technical language of science and biomedicine. Lost in the rigid authoritarianism of science are the voices of those who suffer with HIV and AIDS. Mothers whose sons die of AIDS are caught in this web of suffering. This article privileges the voices of these women. Three narratives of suffering are explored in detail. Narrative analysis reveals that macro- an…
Mothers' Suffering: Sons who Died of Aids
The discourse on acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is dominated by the rational-technical language of science and biomedicine. Lost in the rigid authoritarianism of science are the voices of those who suffer with HIV and AIDS. Mothers whose sons die of AIDS are caught in this web of suffering. This article privileges the voices of these women. Three narratives of suffering are explored in detail. Narrative analysis reveals that macro- an…
Mothers' Suffering: Sons who Died of Aids
The discourse on acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is dominated by the rational-technical language of science and biomedicine. Lost in the rigid authoritarianism of science are the voices of those who suffer with HIV and AIDS. Mothers whose sons die of AIDS are caught in this web of suffering. This article privileges the voices of these women. Three narratives of suffering are explored in detail. Narrative analysis reveals that macro- an…
Effectiveness of a Hospice Community Bereavement Program
The purpose of this longitudinal pilot study was to assess the extent of unresolved grief in bereaved individuals attending two programs offered by St. Mary's Hospice, to assess their spiritual perspectives, and to describe the relationship between them. The differences in individuals attending the programs at two time periods were also examined. Fifty-six individuals completed two questionnaires at Time 1 and forty-two individuals completed the …
Connecting and disconnecting: Bereavement experiences of six mothers whose sons died of Aids
The bereavement experiences of 6 mothers whose sons died of AIDS-related complications were identified. Interviews with these women provided data for grounded-theory analysis. Two basic social processes were identified: Connecting and Disconnecting. Connecting included support, rituals, transitions, and gathering mementos, and Disconnecting included accepting the death, performing death-related tasks, and letting go. Special considerations for mo…
Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (2 works) · Authoritarianism (1 works) · Biomedicine (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Developmental psychology (1 works) · Gerontology (1 works)