Understanding Death in Cultural Context: A Study of Mexican Children and Their Families

The present study addressed young children's socialization with respect to death in the state of Puebla, Mexico. The goal was to understand parents' and children's perspectives on death within the context of local beliefs and practices. This study was informed by concepts and methods from clinical studies of bereavement, cognitive developmental studies of children's concepts of death, and studies of socialization and development in cultural context. Accordingly, the study drew upon an innovative combination of methods: participant observation in the local scene, ethnographic interviews with parents and children, and standard cognitive development protocols for assessing children's understanding of death.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Gutierrez, Isabel T.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rosengren, Karl S.
• Miller, Peggy J.

• Psychology, Developmental
• Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies
• Psychology, Cognitive

Identifier

(UMI)AAI3362915

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/72102