The Meaning of Death as Experienced by Elderly Women of a Korean Clan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4661965 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kyung Rim Shin (Ewha Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea), Myung Ok Cho (Dongeui University, Busanjingu, Busan, Republic of Korea), Jeong Sun Kim (0000-0001-5660-5509, Ewha Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-18 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732304270758 |
| PMID | 15574712 |
| OpenAlex | W2170914775 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
The objective of this ethnography is to describe the meaning of death as experienced by the elderly. The authors collected data through participant observation and ethnographic interview with 14 key informants in a Korean clan between September 1994 and November 2001. They examined the data using taxonomy, proxemics, and value analysis techniques. Meanings of death included the end of pain, the dispersion of existence, moving to the next life by transcending the boundary, returning to the original place, and escalating into the world of the men's group. These meaning are constructed in a sociocultural context of research fields and in accordance with patterns of behavior in everyday life
Clan · Epistemology · Ethnography · Everyday life · Participant observation · Proxemics · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Sociology · Anthropology · Communication · Gender Studies · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2014 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |