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Fallen heroes, lifted hearts: consolation in contemporary Presidential eulogia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15446282     Owner:  HSR     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A.D. Kunkel and M. R. Dennis (2003) demonstrated that examining texts for identified components of eulogia, as drawn from the comforting and social support paradigms found in psychology and communication literatures (i.e., credibility establishment, praise for the deceased, self-disclosure of emotion, prescriptions for problem-focused coping, promotion of positive reappraisal for emotion-focused coping, and the affirmation and continuation of relationships), is critical to understanding eulogistic phenomena. Analysis of three Presidential eulogies, as informed by the components, reveals calls for unity in President Ronald Wilson Reagan's 1986 eulogy for the Challenger space shuttle crew, suggestions for action in President William Jefferson Clinton's 1995 eulogy for USS Cole sailors, and positive reappraisal within astronauts' quotes offered by President George Walker Bush during his 2003 eulogy for the Columbia space shuttle crew.
Authors:
Michael Robert Dennis; Adrianne Dennis Kunkel
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Death studies     Volume:  28     ISSN:  0748-1187     ISO Abbreviation:  Death Stud     Publication Date:  2004 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-09-24     Completed Date:  2004-10-14     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8506890     Medline TA:  Death Stud     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  703-31     Citation Subset:  T    
Affiliation:
Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, 102 Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045-7574, USA. mrdennis@ku.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adaptation, Psychological*
Astronauts
Federal Government
Funeral Rites / psychology*
Grief
Humans
Leadership*
Politics
Social Support*
United States

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