The reporting of grief by one newspaper of record for the U.S.: the New York Times.
One source people can rely on for clues on how to grieve a loss is through accounts of such experiences reported in the mass media. This research examines how grief has been reported at one newspaper of record for the U.S.: The New York Times. Using theories of social construction and the sick role, this exploratory study attempts to observe whether grieving is portrayed by media as a social problem, particularly as a health or medical issue which can be treated and cured, and also discusses those who are not identified in the mourner role in newspaper reports.
Hilliker
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Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-111, USA. hillike2@msu.edu
D001293:Attitude to Death; D006117:Grief; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009524:Newspapers as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011639:Public Opinion; D012938:Social Perception; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population