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.
Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-111, USA. hillike2@msu.edu
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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