sometimes disagreement in regards to reading a qur’ānic verse has resulted in a paradoxical judgment and this occurs in traditions, as well. but the way in which one can consider paradoxical verses arises from the so-called ‘alājīyah traditions. the question that arises here is as follows: can the rules presented by these evidences be also extended to the paradoxical readings? if so, what are t...

OBJECTIVES Caregiving staff need to have a way to make sense out of the death and dying of nursing home residents. A range of cultural and institutional factors (e.g., disenfranchised grief; professional distance) thwart their expression of grief. This research examines the neglected area of staff's social construction of the meaning of their relationship with dying and deceased residents. ME...

The Digital Remains: Social Media and Practices of Online Grief The Digital Remains: Social Media and Practices of Online Grief With an increasing number of social activities taking place online, an emotionally fraught and culturally complex question has surfaced regarding what happens to someone’s online content and identity after death. Social media sites are increasingly sophisticated in the...

The Digital Remains: Social Media and Practices of Online Grief The Digital Remains: Social Media and Practices of Online Grief With an increasing number of social activities taking place online, an emotionally fraught and culturally complex question has surfaced regarding what happens to someone’s online content and identity after death. Social media sites are increasingly sophisticated in the...

Even when prognosis is poor and death appears imminent, care of the dying child typically focuses on achieving cure. Parents are often ill-prepared to cope with the grief they experience as their child is dying. Anticipatory mourning allows time to begin grief work prior to the death of a loved one. An exploratory design was used to answer questions in focused semistructured interviews to deter...

The Digital Remains: Social Media and Practices of Online Grief The Digital Remains: Social Media and Practices of Online Grief With an increasing number of social activities taking place online, an emotionally fraught and culturally complex question has surfaced regarding what happens to someone’s online content and identity after death. Social media sites are increasingly sophisticated in the...

Health care professionals experience grief when caring for children with life-threatening conditions. Harriet Lane Compassionate Care, the pediatric palliative care program of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, created an action plan to support health care professionals; one intervention-- the bereavement debriefing session - was specifically aimed at providing emotional support and increasin...