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- Title
COVID-19 Ruptures And Disruptions on Grieving And Mourning Within an African Context: Lessons For Social Work Practice.
- Authors
Kgadima, Phuti N.; Leburu, Goitseone E.
- Abstract
Losing a significant other through death is a tragic experience worsened by the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To curb this massive increase of deaths, the South African government introduced various rules to regulate the burial process. However, these COVID-19 regulations have caused major ruptures and disruptions on how bereaved families observe and practice cultural rites and customs following death within an African context. Consequently, many bereaved family members, particularly Black Africans, struggle with adhering to the regulations and funerals have been coined ' super spreaders ' of the virus. The concerns raised in this article are twofold, namely, the impact of the Covid-19 regulations on how Black Africans grieve and mourn, as well as the involvement of social workers in formulating regulations that ought to be adhered to. This article explores the fissures and bricolages brought about by COVID-19, ultimately suggesting possible ways of dealing the losses ascribed to the pandemic.
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; INTERMENT laws; PROFESSIONAL practice; SOCIAL services; CULTURE; RITES &; ceremonies; QUARANTINE; STAY-at-home orders; BLACK Africans; GRIEF; PUBLIC health; COVID-19; COVID-19 pandemic; GOVERNMENT regulation; SOCIAL distancing
- Publication
Omega: Journal of Death & Dying, 2024, Vol 89, Issue 1, p191
- ISSN
0030-2228
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00302228211070149