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The politics of sorrow

Martin, Daniel D.

The politics of sorrow families, victims, and the micro-organization of youth homicide / [electronic resource] : Daniel D. Martin. - Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2013. - x, 198 p. - Interactionist currents .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- The politics of sorrow -- The social organization of bad news -- Announcement shock and psychic numbing -- Postmortem involvements -- Identity management of the dead -- Blame, accounts, and moral careers -- From untamed to outlaw emotion -- Feeling rules, organizational contradictions, and immobilization -- Reflections -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Appendix III -- Bibliography.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






Parents of murder victims--United States--Interviews.
Children--Death--Psychological aspects.
Bereavement--Psychological aspects.


Electronic books.

HV6529 / .M3697 2013eb

362.88

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