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Closure : the rush to end grief and what it costs us /

"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 fals...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berns, Nancy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press, ©2011.
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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.