Invisible Lives
Women, Men and Obituaries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628478 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karol K Maybury (University of California, Davis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-37 |
| Publication date | 1996-02-01 |
| 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/rapg-h4b2-2qh8-3pcg |
| OpenAlex | W2092244065 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 3 |
Differences between the obituaries of men and women were examined in this study. All obituaries ( n = 595) published between November 15, 1992 and January' 15, 1993 in two newspapers, The Boston Globe and The Sacramento Bee, were analyzed. The content and length of the obituaries were coded by gender, age, and occupation of the deceased. In addition to being awarded significantly fewer obituaries, women were found to have shorter obituaries than their male counterparts. Women received the longest obituaries if they were a relative of a famous man. These findings are discussed in a framework which maintains that obituaries are a measurement of life achievement suggesting that women's accomplishments are devalued, even after death
Globe · Media studies · Newspaper · Sociology · Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Medicine · Gerontology
An analysis of obituaries in staff magazines
Gay and lesbian aging
Your story is our story
Disinterring ideology from a corpus of obituaries
Males tend to die, females tend to pass away
Changes in Gender Discrimination after Death
A Double Standard in Death? Gender Differences in Obituaries
Memorializing Loved Ones on the World Wide Web
Obituaries and Mythmaking
The Changing Presentation of Death in the Obituary, 1899–1999
An Exploration of Ageism and Sexism in Obituary Photographs
How Will You be Remembered after You Die?” Gender Discrimination after Death Twenty Years Later
Perpetual Care in Cyberspace
Crowdsourcing obituaries in the digital age
Obituary, gender, and posthumous fame
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2026 (28) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |