On Bereavement: The Culture of Grief

by Tony Walter

Some societies and some individuals find a place for their dead, others leave them behind. In recent years, researchers, professionals and bereaved people themselves have struggle with this. Should the bond with the dead be continued or broken? what is clear is that the grieving individual is not left in a social vacuum but has to struggle with expectations from self, family, friends, professionals and academic theorists.

232 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1999

Reviews

[Salli · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an academic text but it is written in a way that anyone can read it. It was a fascinating tour of the different ways that grief is processed or presented in different cultures. I did not find it a hard read at all and in fact had to stop myself reading on to make the notes I needed. More sociology than Psychology I suspect and a useful addition to my current reading.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even given its age (2000)this is simply the most oustanding academic introduction to cultral aspects of bereavement and loss available.