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Steele, Stephen F.
Upon the death of a family member societally imposed role expectancies emerge. The participant observer method utilized in the context of a bereavement self-help group revealed not only the emergence of distinct roles but also five groups to which these roles were related. Generally, the group members and the groups themselves spanned a continuum…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Death, Group Behavior, Group Unity