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Bereavement across Cultures

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Conclusion

“Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement.” Jane Welsh Carlyle

In this chapter, the relationship between cultural difference and bereavement is discussed in a primarily Western context. Talking about death, dying, and the process of coping with loss still remain taboo subjects. Bereavement is an inevitable part of everyone’s life. People cope, or fail to cope, in culturally diverse ways. Bereavement may be one of the hardest tasks for health care professionals confronted with the limitations of our endeavors. The clinician and the medical staff have a responsibility to provide grieving families with support and care, care that goes beyond the death. A compassionate response helps both those who suffer and those who care.

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Penson, R.T. (2004). Bereavement across Cultures. In: Moore, R.J., Spiegel, D. (eds) Cancer, Culture, and Communication. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48007-7_11

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