Death of a parent : transition to a new adult identity /
Umberson, Debra.
Death of a parent : transition to a new adult identity / Debra Umberson. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. - 1 online resource (viii, 255 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ordinary loss, extraordinary change -- Unexpected crisis -- Symbolic loss -- Turning point in adulthood -- Intimate relationships -- The next generation -- The parent left behind -- My brother's keeper -- Rite of passage -- Appendix: Data and Methods.
When a parent dies, most adults are seized by an unexpected crisis that can trigger a profound transformation of their beliefs, behavior, goals, and sense of self. Whether - and how - this loss is resolved can affect adults for the rest of their lives. Unlike other books on this topic, Death of a parent relies on national data as well as in-depth interviews to explore the social and psychological risk factors that make some people more vulnerable than others to depression, alcoholism, a weakened immune system, and other forms of personal crisis following this important loss. Dr. Umberson also looks at protective factors that help some individuals experience better mental health following the death than they did when the parent was alive. With the help of this book, readers will come to view the loss of a parent in a new way: as a turning point in adult development.
9780511500046 (electronic bk.) 0511500041 (electronic bk.) 9780511064753 (electronic bk.) 0511064756 (electronic bk.) 9780511181108 (electronic bk.) 0511181108 (electronic bk.) 9780511073212 (electronic bk.) 0511073216 (electronic bk.) 9780511205309 (electronic bk.) 0511205309 (electronic bk.) 9780521012966 (paperback) 0521012961 (Cloth) (Cloth)
Parents--Death--Psychological aspects.
Loss (Psychology)
Adulthood--Psychological aspects.
Bereavement.
Adulthood.
Parent and child.
Death--Psychological aspects.
Bereavement
Adult
Parent-Child Relations
Attitude to Death
Parents--Mort--Aspect psychologique.
Perte (Psychologie)
Adultes--Psychologie.
Deuil.
Adultes.
Parents et enfants.
Mort--Aspect psychologique.
mourning.
SELF-HELP--Death, Grief, Bereavement.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS--Death, Grief, Bereavement.
Adulthood--Psychological aspects.
Loss (Psychology)
Parents--Death--Psychological aspects.
Changement (Psychologie)
Enfant adulte.
Enfant endeuillé
Impact psychologique.
Mort.
Parent.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BF789.D4 / U48 2003
155.9/37/0854
2003 K-562 BF 789.D4 / U48d 2003
Death of a parent : transition to a new adult identity / Debra Umberson. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. - 1 online resource (viii, 255 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ordinary loss, extraordinary change -- Unexpected crisis -- Symbolic loss -- Turning point in adulthood -- Intimate relationships -- The next generation -- The parent left behind -- My brother's keeper -- Rite of passage -- Appendix: Data and Methods.
When a parent dies, most adults are seized by an unexpected crisis that can trigger a profound transformation of their beliefs, behavior, goals, and sense of self. Whether - and how - this loss is resolved can affect adults for the rest of their lives. Unlike other books on this topic, Death of a parent relies on national data as well as in-depth interviews to explore the social and psychological risk factors that make some people more vulnerable than others to depression, alcoholism, a weakened immune system, and other forms of personal crisis following this important loss. Dr. Umberson also looks at protective factors that help some individuals experience better mental health following the death than they did when the parent was alive. With the help of this book, readers will come to view the loss of a parent in a new way: as a turning point in adult development.
9780511500046 (electronic bk.) 0511500041 (electronic bk.) 9780511064753 (electronic bk.) 0511064756 (electronic bk.) 9780511181108 (electronic bk.) 0511181108 (electronic bk.) 9780511073212 (electronic bk.) 0511073216 (electronic bk.) 9780511205309 (electronic bk.) 0511205309 (electronic bk.) 9780521012966 (paperback) 0521012961 (Cloth) (Cloth)
Parents--Death--Psychological aspects.
Loss (Psychology)
Adulthood--Psychological aspects.
Bereavement.
Adulthood.
Parent and child.
Death--Psychological aspects.
Bereavement
Adult
Parent-Child Relations
Attitude to Death
Parents--Mort--Aspect psychologique.
Perte (Psychologie)
Adultes--Psychologie.
Deuil.
Adultes.
Parents et enfants.
Mort--Aspect psychologique.
mourning.
SELF-HELP--Death, Grief, Bereavement.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS--Death, Grief, Bereavement.
Adulthood--Psychological aspects.
Loss (Psychology)
Parents--Death--Psychological aspects.
Changement (Psychologie)
Enfant adulte.
Enfant endeuillé
Impact psychologique.
Mort.
Parent.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BF789.D4 / U48 2003
155.9/37/0854
2003 K-562 BF 789.D4 / U48d 2003