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Gilbert, Kathleen R. – Death Studies, 1996
Takes a constructivist/interpretivist view of grief within the interactive, meaning-making system of the family. Views grief as a multidimensional process of reconceptualization of reality, focusing on regaining stability after a loss, with family members using relationships with each other to engage in that process. Families are seen as arenas of…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Coping, Depression (Psychology), Differences