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Publication date: 25 November 2009

The glocalization of bereavement: bereaved families, Economic Discourse and the hierarchy of Israeli Casualties

Udi Lebel

The paper examines two discourses of bereavement that crystallized simultaneously in Israel as the third millennium began. One is “the economic discourse of bereavement,”…

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The paper examines two discourses of bereavement that crystallized simultaneously in Israel as the third millennium began. One is “the economic discourse of bereavement,” with which official organizations dealing with bereavement sought to “free themselves” from the state's directives on entitlement to compensation. Army widows argued that compensation should not depend on their refraining from remarriage, while bereaved parents demanded it would not be contingent on a means test. They urge for liberation from “role demands” and for presenting entitlement to compensation as entitlement to personal rehabilitation, without using it to support pro-establishment behavior or unending interactions with establishment supervision. Those claims express the linkage of bereavement to globalization and individuation, and the desire to rebel against the republican equation conditioning entitlement to welfare on “proper” establishment-compliant behavior. A second discourse is the “hierarchy of bereavement discourse” – which was placed on the agenda together with the first one, and by the same organizations. Unlike the economic discourse, this one acted to replicate the monopoly held by families of IDF dead in the Israeli pantheon, with attempts to bring into it a group of families of civilian bereavement (families of terror victims). The discourse relies on purely republican underpinnings, complying with the spirit of the local–national period. Exploring the two discourses, that were promoted simultaneously by the same agents, assists an analysis of the Israeli discourse of bereavement that results in its definition as “glocal.” This transpires from a review of the literature showing that – even in the face of globalization processes – national–local foundations remained stable. The paper first engages with the concept of glocalization, the ethos of republican citizenship, and, as a facet of it, the identification of social policy as an agent of the social hierarchy, as well as changes in citizenship during globalization. The second section reviews the status of bereaved families, and the central discourses they have promoted in Israeli society. The third and major part contains an analysis of both discourses – the economic discourse of bereavement, and the hierarchy of bereavement discourse. Finally, we attempt to analyze and explain how apparently antithetical discourses took shape in tandem, drawing on the term “glocalism” and the impact of citizenship models.

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Advances in Military Sociology: Essays in Honor of Charles C. Moskos
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1572-8323(2009)000012A007
ISBN: 978-1-84855-891-5

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Publication date: 1 December 2002

Grief and loneliness in older people: Case study accounts of conjugal bereavement

John Costello

Grief and its concomitant loneliness are common problems in the social process of ageing. Using case study accounts, this paper describes the perceptions of four elderly…

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Grief and its concomitant loneliness are common problems in the social process of ageing. Using case study accounts, this paper describes the perceptions of four elderly bereaved people and their experiences of loneliness following conjugal bereavement. Case study accounts provide an opportunity to explore, describe and interpret data that may not yield to a simple analysis. In this paper the accounts include a collection of information on the respondents' experience of loss in the form of ‘durable biographies’ (Walter, 1996) that were typical, revelatory and critical. The respondents took part in semi‐structured interviews about their experiences as part of a larger ethnographic study. This paper reflects on their comments and raises a number of interesting theoretical and practical issues to do with loneliness following conjugal bereavement. The paper points out that bereavement research is dominated by psycho‐analytical conceptualisations which place emphasis on the ‘grief work’ hypoThesis, with less attention paid to bereavement models that highlight the social impact of loss on older people.

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Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, vol. 3 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/14717794200200022
ISSN: 1471-7794

Keywords

  • Loneliness
  • Social isolation
  • Older people
  • Grief
  • Loss and bereavement

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Publication date: 31 December 2008

Where is the evidence base? Mental health issues surrounding bereavement and HIV in children

Lorraine Sherr and Joanne Mueller

Parental illness can affect child and adolescent psychosocial well‐being. Mental health effects of parental bereavement generally and HIV‐related bereavement specifically…

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Parental illness can affect child and adolescent psychosocial well‐being. Mental health effects of parental bereavement generally and HIV‐related bereavement specifically have been poorly explored in children. HIV‐related illness has a number of specific features that may directly affect mental health considerations. Infection is clustered in families. Bereavement is often multiple. Death is often preceded by severe illness and multiple opportunistic infections. AIDS is stigmatised, which may impede disclosure, social support and adjustment. In low‐income countries where HIV infection is concentrated, access to palliative care as well as medical care may be limited. This review systematically identifies studies on HIV and bereavement in children. Searches of electronic databases for relevant articles revealed 14 studies examining bereavement with sufficient measurement and controlled methodology providing standardised behavioural and emotional outcome measures. Scrutiny of the results revealed the majority (12: 86%) recorded an adverse behavioural or emotional impact on the child. A detailed analysis of the studies provides insights to risks as well as protective factors that may inform future interventions. Only one systematic intervention was identified whereby a coping skills intervention had positive and long‐lasting effects. This paper examines urgent future needs and the requirement for evidence‐based policy and provision.

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Journal of Public Mental Health, vol. 7 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/17465729200800027
ISSN: 1746-5729

Keywords

  • Children
  • Mental health
  • Bereavement
  • Interventions
  • Systematic review

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Publication date: 23 August 2018

Approaching Bereavement Research with Heartfelt Positivity

Katherine Carroll

Purpose – This chapter critically engages with a positively oriented emotional reflexivity with the aim of improving inclusivity in bereavement research.…

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Purpose – This chapter critically engages with a positively oriented emotional reflexivity with the aim of improving inclusivity in bereavement research.

Methodology/Approach – The heartfelt positivity methodology intentionally creates positivity through the everyday practices of academic research. In this chapter, emotional reflexivity is guided by the heartfelt positivity methodology to identify and learn from collaborators’ emotions. It focuses on collaborators whose involvement in the academic community falls beyond that of the immediate research team at different stages of bereavement research.

Findings – The emotions of collaborators involved in bereavement research have been overlooked, yet their inclusion reveals a significant potential for the sanctioning of bereaved mothers’ potential participation in bereavement-focused research or breastmilk donation programmes. Key learnings that may be applied to conducting future bereavement research are (i) the potential for collaborators to also be bereaved parents (ii) the continued need to strive for the inclusion of bereaved parents in research and (iii) to extend the methodological principle of emotional reflexivity to include research collaborators when researching emotionally sensitive topics.

Originality/Value – This chapter argues that bereaved mothers’ knowledge and practices of thriving in hard times can either be fostered or derailed at different stages of the research cycle depending on which narratives frame human suffering. For researchers and collaborators, emotional reflexivity is crucial to inclusive research practices and knowledge translation.

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Emotion and the Researcher: Sites, Subjectivities, and Relationships
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1042-319220180000016007
ISBN: 978-1-78714-611-2

Keywords

  • Heartfelt positivity methodology
  • bereavement research
  • infant death
  • bereaved mothers
  • lactation
  • breastmilk donation
  • research practices
  • emotional reflexivity

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Publication date: 1 April 1989

Bereavement Counselling

C. Maxwell

Considers the psychological and physiological reactions tobereavement. Argues that the workplace counsellor is ideally placed tooffer help and reduce the intensity and…

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Considers the psychological and physiological reactions to bereavement. Argues that the workplace counsellor is ideally placed to offer help and reduce the intensity and duration of reactions to bereavement, and that this response is likely to yield benefits in employee relations and ultimately profitability. Concludes that reactions to death are culturally located, and that appropriate responses from the workplace can reduce the cost to organisations considerable for a small outlay.

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Employee Councelling Today, vol. 1 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000002832
ISSN: 0955-8217

Keywords

  • Bereavement
  • Counselling
  • Employee relations
  • Psychology

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Publication date: 30 August 2008

Surviving widowhood: Gender and race effects on health-related coping strategies

Tariqah A. Nuriddin and Carolyn C. Perrucci

This study examines variation in health-related coping strategies among the widowed by variation in bereavement, as modified by self-efficacy, religiosity, social support…

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This study examines variation in health-related coping strategies among the widowed by variation in bereavement, as modified by self-efficacy, religiosity, social support, and self-rated health. Coping strategies are documented by gender, race, age, and income level, and the interaction of gender and race. Data are from the Changing Lives of Older Couples Study (CLOC), a longitudinal dataset from a random sample of older adults from the Detroit Metropolitan area. Bereavement is related to overall negative coping behavior, specifically to daily cigarette consumption and physical inactivity. However, the effect varies based on the gender, race, and age of the widowed, as well as type of moderator.

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Advancing Gender Research from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Centuries
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1529-2126(08)12011-2
ISBN: 978-1-84855-027-8

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Publication date: 1 February 2003

Death and learning disability: a vulnerability perspective

Sue Read and David Elliott

People with learning disabilities often have to cope with death, dying and bereavement without being fully informed of the circumstances and sometimes without being told…

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People with learning disabilities often have to cope with death, dying and bereavement without being fully informed of the circumstances and sometimes without being told that death is imminent or indeed has occurred. This paper explores the issues associated with death and dying from the perspective of people with learning disabilities, and considers proactive ways of working in this sensitive area.

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The Journal of Adult Protection, vol. 5 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/14668203200300002
ISSN: 1466-8203

Keywords

  • Learning disabilities
  • Death
  • Bereavement
  • Person centred planning

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Publication date: 3 June 2014

Coping with the death of singleton children in China: the role of social capital

Pui Yan Flora Lau

Discussion of China's one-child policy generally centres on its demographic effects. Bereavement among parents of singleton children and the role of social capital in the…

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Purpose

Discussion of China's one-child policy generally centres on its demographic effects. Bereavement among parents of singleton children and the role of social capital in the bereavement process have been under-explored. The purpose of this paper is to focus on mothers who lost their only children during the Sichuan earthquake in 2008. The paper aims to discuss the under-explored yet crucial issues of the one-child policy – the ways in which Chinese bereaved mothers handle the death of their singleton children – and the roles that social capital can play in their bereavement process.

Design/methodology/approach

The author conducted eight case studies on bereaved mothers through home visits, semi-structured interviews and participation in public activities during August 2010 and May 2011. In-depth interviews were used to collect information from these bereaved mothers in Sichuan, China.

Findings

The case studies reveal two major experiences of bereaved mother whose familial support varies substantially. One major experience is shared by those who had received emotional support from husband (who offered bonding social capital), and were able to get through the psychological pain. Another experience is shared by bereaved mothers who lost their familial relations. Weak social ties (i.e. an NGO which offered bridging social capital) remained the only source of support. Policies can target at the latter group of mothers by helping them to organise themselves into community-based groups and help to relieve their frustration and grief.

Originality/value

These research findings have implications for the development of NGOs, as well as complementary support for community-based bereavement counselling and community care in China.

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International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, vol. 34 no. 5/6
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-06-2013-0065
ISSN: 0144-333X

Keywords

  • China
  • Family
  • Social policy
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Community relations
  • Disadvantaged groups

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Publication date: 3 October 2016

Conceptualising bereavement in profound and multiple learning disabilities

Hannah Young

Bereavement and loss are key factors in poor emotional wellbeing among people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). However, little attention has been…

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Bereavement and loss are key factors in poor emotional wellbeing among people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). However, little attention has been drawn to this group in the grief and disability literature. The purpose of this paper is to make sense of bereavement and loss in people with PMLD, with reference to theoretical contributions to the field and studies of grief reactions.

Design/methodology/approach

A systematic review revealed 34 relevant published works. These were analysed for relevant contributions.

Findings

Three main types of theoretical contributions have been made; traditional grief theories, cognitive approaches and attachment-based perspectives. Although a limited number of case studies exist, a range of grief reactions have been reported in people with PMLD. Traditional grief theories and cognitive approaches are somewhat limited in making sense of grief responses in this group, while attachment-based perspectives may prove useful in providing theoretical and therapeutic direction.

Research limitations/implications

Further research is required to more accurately describe the nature of relationships in people with PMLD.

Practical implications

Major contributions to the field point to the value of facilitating engagement with the grieving process, through communication around the loss and training for staff. In addition, attachment-based perspectives are offering routes for establishing therapeutic relationships that may help to resolve behavioural difficulties.

Originality/value

This paper provides an overview of the perspectives within bereavement and disability, drawing together clear theoretical frameworks for future research and practice.

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Tizard Learning Disability Review, vol. 21 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/TLDR-09-2015-0035
ISSN: 1359-5474

Keywords

  • Profound and multiple learning disabilities
  • Behaviour
  • Mental health
  • Theory
  • Grief
  • Attachment

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Publication date: 4 January 2013

Quality standards: integration within a bereavement environment

Mark Crowder

The purpose of this paper is to examine the means by which one UK local authority obtained certification of its Bereavement Service against ISO9001, ISO14001, and…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the means by which one UK local authority obtained certification of its Bereavement Service against ISO9001, ISO14001, and ISO27001. It aims to explain the processes that were followed, highlight the problems that were encountered, and show how these were overcome.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper adopts a case study approach. The case study emerged from a broader grounded theory study which is outside the scope of this paper.

Findings

This paper demonstrates that ISO27001 can be fully integrated into a single management system with ISO9001 and ISO14001, and also illustrates that the various standards can be applied more flexibly than is often thought.

Practical implications

This study will be of significant benefit to bereavement professionals because it offers advice and guidance on addressing pitfalls that may be encountered when bereavement services wish to seek certification against international standards. It will also benefit quality, environmental, and information security professionals because it shows, in a practical way, how the three standards can be fully integrated.

Originality/value

The integration of ISO27001 into a comprehensive management system is an area which has previously been under‐researched. Furthermore, this paper takes an original perspective to information security, arguing that ISO27001 can be applied beyond an ICT environment, and this is demonstrated by considering the standard in the context of bereavement services.

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The TQM Journal, vol. 25 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/17542731311286405
ISSN: 1754-2731

Keywords

  • United Kingdom
  • Local authorities
  • Quality standards
  • ISO 9000 series
  • Bereavement
  • ISO9001
  • ISO14001
  • ISO27001
  • Quality
  • Integration

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