The expression of grief and bereavement on the internet: a case study through the process of illness and death of a spouse
This work aims to understand the use of Facebook digital media during the experience of illness, hospitalization and death. It is a qualitative research, through of Virtual Ethnography and narrative analysis. This practice contributed to: facilitate communication with family and friends; to reduce l...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) |
| Repository: | Revista Kairós (Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/36628 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/36628 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Bereavement Social Networking Death. Luto Red social Muerte. Rede Social Morte. |
| Summary: | This work aims to understand the use of Facebook digital media during the experience of illness, hospitalization and death. It is a qualitative research, through of Virtual Ethnography and narrative analysis. This practice contributed to: facilitate communication with family and friends; to reduce loneliness and isolation; strengthen bonds of friendship; recognize the virtual social network as a space for the constitution of a network of support and communication; demystify the use of social networks as exclusive spaces for leisure and entertainment. |
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