African American grief
By: Paul C. Rosenblatt, Beverly R. Wallace.
Contributors: Wallace, Beverly R., 1954-
Series: The series in death, dying, and bereavement
Publisher: Brunner-Routledge; Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
Subjects: African Americans -- Mental health.; African Americans -- Psychology.; Grief -- United States.; Bereavement -- United States -- Psychological aspects.; Loss (Psychology); Grief.; African Americans -- psychology.; Attitude to Death -- ethnology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Grief and lifespan; title: Racism as a cause of death; title: Racism and discrimination in the life of the deceased; title: Visitations, wakes, and funerals; title: African-American institutions for dealing with death; title: How people talked about grief; title: Grief soon after the death; title: Meaning making; title: Grief over the long run; title: The family grief process; title: God; title: Being strong in grief; title: Continuing connection with the deceased; title: Talking about it, crying about it with others; title: Our grief and theirs: African-Americans compare their grief with Euro-American grief; title: Understanding African-American grief.