Skip to main content
Kent Academic Repository

Equal consideration? Comparing the experience of funerals between people with and without ID. Third International Conference of IASSID Europe

Forrester-Jones, Rachel, Oliver, David J. (2010) Equal consideration? Comparing the experience of funerals between people with and without ID. Third International Conference of IASSID Europe. In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 23 (5). p. 415. Wiley (doi:10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00580.x) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:33566)

The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided.
Official URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00580.x

Abstract

Aim: To compare the ways in which people with and without ID who access care services understand and experience funeral ceremonies. The objective was to compare service provision in order to identify and promote good practice in relation to the support and social inclusion of people with ID in the processes around funerals. Method: Five focus group sessions were organized for 26 participants (16 people with ID and 10 older people without ID) in Kent and London. Data were analyzed using a grounded theory approach.

Results: Similarities existed between the client groups in terms of views and beliefs held about funerals but differences were found in relation to service support, especially around choice to participate in friends/loved one’s funerals as well as considerations concerning the type of funerals individuals wished for

themselves. Conclusion: Equality of opportunity and choice in life may have improved for people with ID but there remains a clear divide in the way individuals with ID are supported to experience funerals as a part of the grieving process compared to their non ID counterparts.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Paper)
DOI/Identification number: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00580.x
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Tizard
Depositing User: Rachel Forrester-Jones
Date Deposited: 10 Apr 2013 14:30 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:11 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/33566 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Forrester-Jones, Rachel.

Creator's ORCID:
CReDIT Contributor Roles:

Oliver, David J..

Creator's ORCID:
CReDIT Contributor Roles:
  • Depositors only (login required):

Total unique views for this document in KAR since July 2020. For more details click on the image.