Fallen heroes, lifted hearts: Consolation in contemporary presidential eulogia

Death Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 703-731

  Dennis, Michael Robert ^a   Kunkel, Adrianne Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; GRIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOTHESIS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PHENOMENOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ASTRONAUTS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FUNERAL RITES; GRIEF; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; POLITICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644344458     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180490483373     Document Type: Review

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