The Resource Closure : the rush to end grief and what it costs us, Nancy Berns
Closure : the rush to end grief and what it costs us, Nancy Berns
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- Summary
- "When it comes to the end of a relationship, the loss of a loved one, or even a national tragedy, we are often told we need "closure." But while some people do find closure for their pain and grief, many more feel that closure does not exist and believe the notion only encourages false hopes. Sociologist Nancy Berns explores these ideas and their ramifications in her timely book, Closure. Berns uncovers the various interpretations and contradictory meanings of closure. She identifies six types of "closure talk," revealing closure as a socially constructed concept and a "new emotion." Berns explores how closure has been applied widely in popular media and how the idea has been appropriated as a political tool and to sell products and services. This book explains how the push for closure--whether we find it helpful, engaging, or enraging--is changing our society."--Back cover
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 213 pages
- Contents
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- Seeking closure
- Closure and its tangled meanings
- The walking wounded and myth slayers : those who say there is no closure
- From embalming to teddy bear urns : selling closure in the Twenty-first-century death care industry
- The assurance business : creating worry and selling closure
- Bury the jerk : symbolic death and mock vengeance as relationship advice
- Should you watch an execution or forgive a murderer? : closure talk and death penalty politics
- Forgetting versus remembering : politics of mourning, sacred space, and public memory
- Framing grief beyond closure
- Isbn
- 9781439905760
- Label
- Closure : the rush to end grief and what it costs us
- Title
- Closure
- Title remainder
- the rush to end grief and what it costs us
- Statement of responsibility
- Nancy Berns
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "When it comes to the end of a relationship, the loss of a loved one, or even a national tragedy, we are often told we need "closure." But while some people do find closure for their pain and grief, many more feel that closure does not exist and believe the notion only encourages false hopes. Sociologist Nancy Berns explores these ideas and their ramifications in her timely book, Closure. Berns uncovers the various interpretations and contradictory meanings of closure. She identifies six types of "closure talk," revealing closure as a socially constructed concept and a "new emotion." Berns explores how closure has been applied widely in popular media and how the idea has been appropriated as a political tool and to sell products and services. This book explains how the push for closure--whether we find it helpful, engaging, or enraging--is changing our society."--Back cover
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Berns, Nancy
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Loss (Psychology)
- Grief
- Bereavement
- Bereavement
- Grief
- Loss (Psychology)
- Verlust
- Trauer
- Tod
- Trauerarbeit
- Abschied
- Psychologie
- Adaptation, Psychological
- Bereavement
- Grief
- Label
- Closure : the rush to end grief and what it costs us, Nancy Berns
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Seeking closure -- Closure and its tangled meanings -- The walking wounded and myth slayers : those who say there is no closure -- From embalming to teddy bear urns : selling closure in the Twenty-first-century death care industry -- The assurance business : creating worry and selling closure -- Bury the jerk : symbolic death and mock vengeance as relationship advice -- Should you watch an execution or forgive a murderer? : closure talk and death penalty politics -- Forgetting versus remembering : politics of mourning, sacred space, and public memory -- Framing grief beyond closure
- Control code
- 699767116
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 213 pages
- Isbn
- 9781439905760
- Lccn
- 2011002611
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
- Master record variable field(s) change: 650
- System control number
- (OCoLC)699767116
- Label
- Closure : the rush to end grief and what it costs us, Nancy Berns
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Seeking closure -- Closure and its tangled meanings -- The walking wounded and myth slayers : those who say there is no closure -- From embalming to teddy bear urns : selling closure in the Twenty-first-century death care industry -- The assurance business : creating worry and selling closure -- Bury the jerk : symbolic death and mock vengeance as relationship advice -- Should you watch an execution or forgive a murderer? : closure talk and death penalty politics -- Forgetting versus remembering : politics of mourning, sacred space, and public memory -- Framing grief beyond closure
- Control code
- 699767116
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 213 pages
- Isbn
- 9781439905760
- Lccn
- 2011002611
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- Master record variable field(s) change: 650
- System control number
- (OCoLC)699767116
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