{"product_id":"narratives-of-parental-death-dying-and-bereavement-a-kind-of-haunting-paperback","title":"Narratives of Parental Death, Dying and Bereavement: A Kind of Haunting - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaroline Pearce\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCarol Komaromy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection shows what happens when facing the inevitable and sometimes expected death of a parent, and how such an ordinary part of life as parental death might connect with the children left behind. In many ways, individual deaths are extraordinary and leave a unique legacy - a kind of haunting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors' accounts seek to make sense of death through witnessing its enactment and recording its detail. All the authors are experienced researchers in the field of death studies, and their collective expertise encompasses ethnography, psychology, sociology and anthropology. The individual descriptions of death and grief capture the everyday practicalities of managing death and dying, including, for example, the difficulties of caring responsibilities and the realities of dealing with strained family relationships. These accounts show the raw detail of death; they are deeply personal observations framed within critical theories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs established scholars and practitioners that have researched and worked in end-of-life and bereavement care, the authors in this anthology offer a unique perspective on how identity is shaped by a close bereavement. The book employs a strong editorial narrative that blends memoir with theoretical engagement, and will be of interest to death studies scholars, as well as practitioners involved in end-of-life care and bereavement care and anyone who has experienced the death of a parent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection shows what happens when facing the inevitable and sometimes expected death of a parent, and how such an ordinary part of life as parental death might connect with the children left behind. In many ways, individual deaths are extraordinary and leave a unique legacy - a kind of haunting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors' accounts seek to make sense of death through witnessing its enactment and recording its detail. All the authors are experienced researchers in the field of death studies, and their collective expertise encompasses ethnography, psychology, sociology and anthropology. The individual descriptions of death and grief capture the everyday practicalities of managing death and dying, including, for example, the difficulties of caring responsibilities and the realities of dealing with strained family relationships. These accounts show the raw detail of death; they are deeply personal observations framed within critical theories. \u003c\/p\u003e As established scholars and practitioners that have researched and worked in end-of-life and bereavement care, the authors in this anthology offer a unique perspective on how identity is shaped by a close bereavement. The book employs a strong editorial narrative that blends memoir with theoretical engagement, and will be of interest to death studies scholars, as well as practitioners involved in end-of-life care and bereavement care and anyone who has experienced the death of a parent.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Pearce\u003c\/b\u003e is a Visiting Researcher at the Palliative and End of Life Care Group, University of Cambridge, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCarol Komaromy\u003c\/b\u003e is a medical sociologist who has worked extensively in both NHS clinical practice and academia. She served as co-editor of the journal\u003cem\u003e Mortality\u003c\/em\u003e and was a founding member of the Association of Death and Society. Carol has retired from full-time work but is an honorary associate of The Open University, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Pearce\u003c\/b\u003e is a Visiting Researcher at the Palliative and End of Life Care Group, University of Cambridge, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCarol Komaromy\u003c\/b\u003e is a medical sociologist who has worked extensively in both NHS clinical practice and academia. She served as co-editor of the journal\u003cem\u003e Mortality\u003c\/em\u003e and was a founding member of the Association of Death and Society. Carol has retired from full-time work but is an honorary associate of The Open University, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 199\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42100318994567,"sku":"9783030708931","price":41.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cc83a88fcdff807cb1f0138c63d38579.webp?v=1732383547","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/narratives-of-parental-death-dying-and-bereavement-a-kind-of-haunting-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}