Life after the Death of a Child

Initial and Long Term Support from Others

Bibliographic Data

ID13627963
AuthorsSarah Brabant (University of Southern Louisiana, corresponding author), Craig J Forsyth (0000-0002-7636-8106, Southern University System), Craig Forsyth (University of Southern Louisiana), Glenda McFarlain (University of Southern Louisiana)
Year1995
Volume31
Issue1
Pages67-85
Publication date1995-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/lhkx-qyh0-2j42-mnc2
OpenAlexW2057453297
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited6

This article presents research on both the source and continuity of support received by bereaved parent(s) within four different social contexts: family, friends, co-workers, and clergy. The data were obtained from a study conducted in 1990–91 on the social impact of the death of a child, and are drawn from fourteen interviews with bereaved parents representing nine families and ten child deaths. The responses to three questions are considered. First, how were you treated by family members and close friends? What were their expectations? Second, how were you treated by your boss and co-workers when you returned to work? What were their expectations? And, finally, how did your clergy treat you? Using the work of Therese Rando and William Worden as point of departure, social support or lack thereof for the bereaved parent is reexamined from a symbolic interactionist perspective. Implications for grief counseling are discussed

Boss · Developmental psychology · Grief · Perspective (graphical · Psychotherapist · Social support · Symbolic interactionism · Term (time · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work

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