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Area of Science:

  • Communication Studies
  • Sociology
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Eulogies are ritualized communicative acts with a sensemaking function.
  • Identity construction is a key aspect of processing grief and loss.
  • Existing scholarship on eulogies often overlooks ordinary people and gendered dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the communicative construction of identity in eulogies.
  • To investigate how eulogistic discourse affirms and reconstructs relational identity.
  • To explore the gendered nature of eulogies and their role in grief articulation.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of eulogistic discourse.
  • Application of relational communication theories.
  • Focus on eulogies of ordinary people to understand diverse identity construction.

Main Results:

  • Eulogies actively construct and affirm both the deceased's and survivors' identities.
  • Relational identity is significantly reconstructed through the communication within eulogies.
  • Gender plays a role in how identity and grief are articulated in eulogistic discourse.

Conclusions:

  • Eulogies are vital communicative rituals for identity construction and sensemaking during bereavement.
  • Understanding eulogies through relational communication theories provides deeper insights into grief.
  • The study highlights the importance of considering gender and the experiences of ordinary individuals in the analysis of eulogies.