Grief and mourning in cross-cultural perspective

Rosenblatt, Paul C.; Walsh, R. Patricia; Jackson, Douglas A.

Grief and mourning in cross-cultural perspective

HRAF Press • New Haven • Published In 1976 • Pages: 231 •

By Rosenblatt, Paul C., Walsh, R. Patricia, Jackson, Douglas A.

Hypothesis

"In societies with final funeral ceremonies, grief after the end of mourning is less likely to occur, the heavier the attendance at the final ceremony" (94)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Pearson’s product-moment correlation	Supported	p<.05	supported	One-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Attendance At Final Ceremonies	Association	Burial Practices And Funerals
Grief After The End Of Mourning	Association	Special Burial Practices And Funerals

Related Hypotheses

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Rosenblatt, Paul C.	1976	"Where final ceremonies [for deceased] were present prolonged grief was less likely to be present or frequent; where final ceremonies were absent prolonged grief was more likely to be present and frequent" (93)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Rosenblatt, Paul C.	1976	Of 7 measured inducements to attend final ceremonies, only 2 are associated with attendance: holding ceremonies for more than one death at a time and sex liberties at final ceremonies. Both correlations are based on a small number of cases (95)	Supported	7	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Rosenblatt, Paul C.	1976	Final ceremonies are more likely to occur with longer duration of mourning (94)	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Rosenblatt, Paul C.	1976	"The more important the ritual specialists up to and including initial body disposal, the less the expression of anger and aggression [by the bereaved] during mourning" (39)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Rosenblatt, Paul C.	1976	"Where ghost fear is present, remarriage rates are great and the levirate and sororate are more likely to be present" (79)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author

Grief and mourning in cross-cultural perspective

HRAF Press • New Haven • Published In 1976 • Pages: 231 • Cite

By Rosenblatt, Paul C., Walsh, R. Patricia, Jackson, Douglas A.

Hypothesis

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Related Hypotheses

HRAF Press • New Haven • Published In 1976 • Pages: 231 •