Responses to the death of loved ones

Research for this article was stimulated by the death of my husband in February 1998. It focuses on the immediate and long-term responses of the grievers by examinging various formal relation-ships (spouses, parents-children, friends, etc.) between grievers and deceased, the sex of the grievers, the quality and length of the relationships and the causes of death. She has done research and published monographs on immigration, transracial adoption, women's issues, and the American jury system.