Death, mourning and post-death rituals of elderly migrants.
This study focuses on understanding the mourning process in the elderly and how this is linked to gender, ethnicity and social class, among Cape Verdean migrants in Portugal. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 20 older people living in the Lisbon Metropolitan area. We inquired about the exis...
| Publicado en: | Mortality Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 220 - 232 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
May2020
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