This book combines autobiography and innovative narrative research to create an original psychosocial perspective on the often taboo subject of sudden, unexpected child death. Beginning with the author's own experience, the book investigates manifold aspects of sudden, unexpected child death, including the professional rapid response; contemporary cultural reactions to death; theories of grieving; child death inquiries and popular media reporting.
At the heart of the book are intimate personal stories, drawn from unprecedented psychosocial research on this topic, which combine to create a unique record of parent's experiences following the sudden and unexpected death of a child. Additionally, the book offers original guidance on the Biographic Narrative Interpretive methodology, which extends knowledge of group data analysis.
The book will be of great methodological interest to the psychosocial community, as well as to health and social care professionals andlay readers interested in both sudden, unexpected child death and the wider field.
At the heart of the book are intimate personal stories, drawn from unprecedented psychosocial research on this topic, which combine to create a unique record of parent's experiences following the sudden and unexpected death of a child. Additionally, the book offers original guidance on the Biographic Narrative Interpretive methodology, which extends knowledge of group data analysis.
The book will be of great methodological interest to the psychosocial community, as well as to health and social care professionals andlay readers interested in both sudden, unexpected child death and the wider field.
"This is an excellent book for qualitative researchers, especially those interested in narrative approaches, but it is also an easy enough read for those interested in the topic of grief after losing a child through the lenses of societal perspectives and cultural constraints." (Ileana Ungureanu, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2018)