Culture, Consolation, and Continuing Bonds in Bereavement

Dennis Klass, PhD, is the author or editor of six books and over 70 articles or book chapters. He is a professor emeritus at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Introduction. 1. An Intellectual Life Review Section 1: Bereaved Parents and The Self-Help Process 2. Professional Roles in a Self-Help Group for the Bereaved 3. The Aftermath of Spiritual Storms 4. Continuing Bonds in the Psychic and Social Worlds of Bereaved Parents During the Resolution of Grief in a Self-Help Group 5. How Can an Outsider Understand? 6. Acceptance Speech - Compassionate Friends Appreciation Award Section 2: Expanding the Western Theory of Grief 7. What's the Problem with the Dominant Model of Grief? 8. The Sociology of Continuing Bonds 9. Neglected Areas in Bereavement Research: Sorrow and Solace 10. Grief, Consolation, and Religions: A Conceptual Framework Section 3: Cross-Cultural Study of Grief 11. Ancestor Worship in Japan: Dependence and the Resolution of Grief 12. The Buddha and the Christ: How Religious Relics, Doctrines, and Rituals Continue the Bonds Between Founders and Their Disciples Section 4: Theory and Meaning 13. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and the Tradition of the Private Sphere: An Analysis of Symbols 14. John Bowlby's Model of Grief and the Problem of Identification Section 5: Case Study of a Bereaved Parent 15. Charles Darwin’s Sorrow: Parental Bereavement in His Worldview and His Theory of Natural Selection