<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The study is, in fact, an interpretation alternative that tries to identify a griever as a stranger in a previously familiar medium. This may refer to an inner strangeness when the griever discovers a kind of strangeness in his or her relationship with himself or herself that questions his or her earlier identity or a feeling of strangeness in relation to friends and acquaintances. In the systematization of the feeling of strangeness in relation to others, I used Schütz’s “homecomer” model of a returning veteran as a starting point. This approach brings us closer to understanding the difficulties of relating to grievers.</p></abstract>

The study is, in fact, an interpretation alternative that tries to identify a griever as a stranger in a previously familiar medium. This may refer to an inner strangeness when the griever discovers a kind of strangeness in his or her relationship with himself or herself that questions his or her earlier identity or a feeling of strangeness in relation to friends and acquaintances. In the systematization of the feeling of strangeness in relation to others, I used Schütz’s “homecomer” model of a returning veteran as a starting point. This approach brings us closer to understanding the difficulties of relating to grievers.

The Griever as a Stranger. A Discussion

Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Social Analysis

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The study is, in fact, an interpretation alternative that tries to identify a griever as a stranger in a previously familiar medium. This may refer to an inner...

The Griever as a Stranger. A Discussion

Publié en ligne: 27 déc. 2017

Pages: 69 - 77

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aussoc-2017-0005

Mots clés
grief, stranger, homecomer, social relationships, posttraumatic growth

© 2017 Blanka Bálint, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Griever as a Stranger. A Discussion

Publié en ligne: 27 déc. 2017

Pages: 69 - 77

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aussoc-2017-0005

Mots clésgrief, stranger, homecomer, social relationships, posttraumatic growth

© 2017 Blanka Bálint, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
grief, stranger, homecomer, social relationships, posttraumatic growth