Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-181) and index.
Foreword / Therese A. Rando, Ph. D. -- Patterns of Grief -- Dissonant Responses -- Pathways to the Patterns -- Theoretical Basis for Patterns of Grief -- Personality as a Shaper of Patterns -- The Role of Gender -- Culture as a Shaping Agent -- Implications and Interventions -- Adaptive Strategies: Implications for Counselors -- Strategies for Self-Help and Intervention: The Need for Interventive Intentionality.
"Do men and women grieve differently? This new text offers a refreshing change from the popular gender stereotypes of grief, emphasizing that there are many healthy ways to cope with grief. Two specific patterns of grieving are examined: an intuitive pattern where individuals experience and express grief in an affective way (stereotyped as female); and an instrumental pattern where grief is expressed physically or cognitively (stereotyped as male). A third pattern representing a blending of these two is also introduced. The authors vehemently point out that such patterns are related to, but not determined by, gender, and each has distinct strengths and weaknesses."--Jacket.
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Grief Bereavement--Psychological aspects Death--Psychological aspects Loss (Psychology) Sex role Stereotypes (Social psychology)