Oppression of the bereaved: A critical analysis of grief in Western society

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 241-253

  Harris, Darcy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GRIEF; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; GRIEF; HUMANS; SOCIAL ALIENATION; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 77149138346     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/OM.60.3.c     Document Type: Article

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