Mourning, Ritual and Recovery after an Airline Tragedy
The crash of a chartered Army jetliner in Gander, Newfoundland in 1985 resulted in the deaths of 248 soldiers from one battalion stationed in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. This article describes the multiple mourning rituals enacted by the geographically localized family members, other battalion members,...
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crsagepubl:10.2190/eh1m-8np0-279y-5fdr 2023-05-15T17:21:59+02:00 Mourning, Ritual and Recovery after an Airline Tragedy Katz, Pearl Bartone, Paul 1997 http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/eh1m-8np0-279y-5fdr http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.2190/EH1M-8NP0-279Y-5FDR en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying volume 36, issue 3, page 193-200 ISSN 0030-2228 1541-3764 Life-span and Life-course Studies Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Health (social science) journal-article 1997 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.2190/eh1m-8np0-279y-5fdr 2022-04-14T04:41:22Z The crash of a chartered Army jetliner in Gander, Newfoundland in 1985 resulted in the deaths of 248 soldiers from one battalion stationed in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. This article describes the multiple mourning rituals enacted by the geographically localized family members, other battalion members, and other soldiers at the base and examines the functions of these rituals in contributing to group and individual recovery. Such rituals encouraged the participants to confront their losses, separate the past from the present and future and, thereby, promoted individual and group autonomy. Autonomy was demonstrated by individually and collectively working-through their losses, reintegrating into the community, reaffirming community solidarity, and strengthening community ties. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland SAGE Publications (via Crossref) OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 36 3 193 200 |
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The crash of a chartered Army jetliner in Gander, Newfoundland in 1985 resulted in the deaths of 248 soldiers from one battalion stationed in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. This article describes the multiple mourning rituals enacted by the geographically localized family members, other battalion members, and other soldiers at the base and examines the functions of these rituals in contributing to group and individual recovery. Such rituals encouraged the participants to confront their losses, separate the past from the present and future and, thereby, promoted individual and group autonomy. Autonomy was demonstrated by individually and collectively working-through their losses, reintegrating into the community, reaffirming community solidarity, and strengthening community ties. |
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Mourning, Ritual and Recovery after an Airline Tragedy |
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Mourning, Ritual and Recovery after an Airline Tragedy |
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Mourning, Ritual and Recovery after an Airline Tragedy |
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mourning, ritual and recovery after an airline tragedy |
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