When Men Grieve

Widowers’ Stories of Coping With Their Wives’ Deaths

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13629358
AutoresPhyllis R Silverman (Brandeis Women’s Studies Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA), Susan Thomson (0000-0002-2784-7338, Brandeis Women’s Studies Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA, autor correspondente)
Ano2017
Volume77
Fascículo2
Páginas133-153
Data de publicação2017-03-06
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0030222817695178
PMID29284314
OpenAlexW2594264885
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas16

To increase our understanding of the role gender plays in spousal loss, this qualitative study analyzes bereavement narratives of 33 recent widowers, aged 45-89 years, all of whom accessed the National Widowers' Organization website. In particular, we look at how these widowers' lives changed, the impact of changing gender norms, and coping strategies. To illuminate the temporal process evident in these narratives, we utilize Silverman's nonlinear characteristics of bereavement and the anthropological concept of liminality. In contrast to studies of widowers in earlier decades, our analysis reveals questioning and rejection of stereotypical masculine gender norms, a wide variety of creative responses to spousal loss, and the need for individualized support

Coping (psychology · Grief · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Psychology