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The Experience Of Grief And Loss In Persons Affected By Long Qt Syndrome, David Haynes-Weller Jan 2011

The Experience Of Grief And Loss In Persons Affected By Long Qt Syndrome, David Haynes-Weller

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

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The Technology Of Grief: Social Networking Sites As A Modern Death Ritual, Jordan Ciel Fearon Jan 2011

The Technology Of Grief: Social Networking Sites As A Modern Death Ritual, Jordan Ciel Fearon

Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses

Technology plays a significant role in the socialization and development of society. One popular technology includes Facebook, a Social Networking Site (SNS). As Facebook has become a common site for reaching out to others for a sense of support and connection, it has also become a site to express grief and bereavement through the creation of Memorial Groups. Through a qualitative survey design, descriptive information regarding the impetus to create a Memorial Group as well as the desired utility was examined through the perspective of the creator. An online questionnaire consisting of open and closed-ended questions was completed by 68 …