This chapter will set out current thinking on bereavement, grief, and loss, identifying the
different influences on their construction. It will then go on to review how points in the life …

The article analyses how potentially conflicting frames of grief and family operate in a
number of English funerals. The data come from the 2010 Mass-Observation directive …

Using a material culture perspective, this article provides new insight into the experience of
later life spousal bereavement. Drawing on qualitative data gathered during interviews with …

Bereavement and grief are natural processes and the majority of people find their way
through their loss. However, a small minority may benefit from professional assistance and a …

This thesis examines the narrative reconstructions taken from extended conversations with
25 bereaved individuals, who volunteered their experiences of losing a loved one. By …

'Family'is an important concept in end-of-life care policy and practice but familial
relationships are rarely considered, beyond a bio-medical framework and/or as a resource …

EDITORIAL in bereavement care practices (Bowman, 2023). Following the recent growth in
live-streaming of funerals, the possibility of revisiting funeral recordings and the potential …

It is widely acknowledged that bereavement represents one of the major challenges facing
people (Payne et al. 1999). But all bereavements are not the same. The nature of the …

Attending to bereaved peoples' lived experiences offers considerable potential for better
understanding how to improve support following loss. In-depth interviews (n= 36) and …