Chapter 5 - Discussion 5.1. Introduction This chapter is divided into four sections. In I will present the research Section One, questions and discuss the main findings of the study against the backdrop of the substantive and formal theories that were generated. links the main findings to the current Section Two literature in an attempt to identify similarities and/or differences in the research. Section discusses the implications of my findings from the data and in I state Three Section Four, how my research is differentiated from other research done on adolescent bereavement. The chapter continues with a personal reflection on the process and ends with concluding thoughts. 5.2. The main findings Section One – In this section, the main findings will be summarized and linked to the research question which comprised of two parts. Each part will be discussed separately and in some detail. 5.2.1. The MAIN Findings The main findings in the study were put into two categories: The emergent themes and the researched themes. The emergent findings which are to TT are the culture specific invalidation and devaluing of the grief responses; the penalization of grief behaviours and the severing of the attachment bond between the adolescent and the parent while the parent is dying. The sub-themes of these emergent findings explore the impact of gender socialization, the peer group as support and the shame of a death. The researched parent’s themes which are cited in western literatures are concepts such as family conflict;
Chapter 5 - Discussion 5.1. Introduction This chapter is divided into four sections. In Section One, I will present the research questions and discuss the main findings of the study against the backdrop of the substantive and formal theories that were generated. Section Two links the main findings to the current literature in an attempt to identify similarities and/or differences in the research. Section Three discusses the implications of my findings from the data and in Section Four, I state how my research is differentiated from other research done on adolescent bereavement. The chapter continues with a personal reflection on the process and ends with concluding thoughts. 5.2. The main findings – Section One In this section, the main findings will be summarized and linked to the research question which comprised of two parts. Each part will be discussed separately and in some detail. 5.2.1. The MAIN Findings The main findings in the study were put into two categories: The emergent themes and the researched themes. The emergent findings which are culture specific to TT are the invalidation and devaluing of the grief responses; the penalization of grief behaviours and the severing of the attachment bond between the adolescent and the parent while the parent is dying. The sub-themes of these emergent findings explore the impact of gender socialization, the peer group as support and the shame of a parent’s death. The researched themes which are cited in western literatures are concepts such as family conflict;
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