Together, alone: Personal experiences of virtual funeral attendance during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused profound distortions in how deaths were marked by those left to mourn their passing. Public health restrictions prohibited gatherings of friends and families for traditional funerals, causing an upsurge in reliance on virtual alternatives. The aim of this study was to ex...
| Publicado en: | Death Studies Vol. 49; no. 10; pp. 1376 - 1389 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2025
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