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Drawing on several years of research with grief support
organizations and the families and friends of murdered children,
this book examines the emotional experience of families in the
aftermath of a homicide. It examines the politics of sorrow,
offering a comparative analysis of White and African-American
families as they navigate the experience of homicide, shedding
light on the ways in which the class location or ethnicity of
mourners affects their experience. Analyzing the manner in which
police and other authorities differentially extend emotional
support to bereaved families, notify them of a homicide, or assign
blame, The Politics of Sorrow reveals how 'disenfranchised grief'
comes to be an institutionalized outcome of their practice. The
book further examines the effects of 'announcement shock' and the
importance to the family of the moral career of the deceased, as
they seek to manage his or her identity, often dealing with their
grief through an active pursuit of justice in court, or through
political involvement with a grief support organization, which
mobilizes families in pursuit of its political ends. A rigorous
study of stigma, identity, and stratified experiences of grief, The
Politics of Sorrow will appeal to sociologists interested in
interactionist methods, race, class, and emotion.
Drawing on several years of research with grief support
organizations and the families and friends of murdered children,
this book examines the emotional experience of families in the
aftermath of a homicide. It examines the politics of sorrow,
offering a comparative analysis of White and African-American
families as they navigate the experience of homicide, shedding
light on the ways in which the class location or ethnicity of
mourners affects their experience. Analyzing the manner in which
police and other authorities differentially extend emotional
support to bereaved families, notify them of a homicide, or assign
blame, The Politics of Sorrow reveals how 'disenfranchised grief'
comes to be an institutionalized outcome of their practice. The
book further examines the effects of 'announcement shock' and the
importance to the family of the moral career of the deceased, as
they seek to manage his or her identity, often dealing with their
grief through an active pursuit of justice in court, or through
political involvement with a grief support organization, which
mobilizes families in pursuit of its political ends. A rigorous
study of stigma, identity, and stratified experiences of grief, The
Politics of Sorrow will appeal to sociologists interested in
interactionist methods, race, class, and emotion.
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