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La nueva sociología del duelo
Emily Smith-Greenaway1, Ashton M Verdery2, Deborah Carr3
1Dean's Professor of Sociology & Professor of Sociology & Spatial Sciences, Department of Sociology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Annual review of sociology
|August 29, 2025
Resumen
El duelo, la pérdida de un ser querido, se estudia cada vez más en la sociología. Una nueva investigación reconoce los sistemas estructurales que afectan el dolor y las desigualdades sociales, utilizando una perspectiva de curso de vida para una comprensión integral.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Sociología
- Estudios sobre el duelo
- Estudios de la mortalidad
Sus antecedentes:
- Los estudios de duelo y muerte fueron históricamente marginados en la sociología.
- Las recientes crisis de mortalidad han estimulado un crecimiento significativo en la investigación sociológica sobre el duelo.
- Las perspectivas anteriores a menudo se centraban en la psicopatología en lugar de los contextos sociales.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para sintetizar los avances recientes en la sociología del duelo.
- Para contextualizar nuevas contribuciones sociológicas dentro de la historia del campo.
- Resaltar el papel de los sistemas estructurales y las desigualdades sociales en el duelo.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de la literatura y síntesis de la investigación sociológica sobre el duelo.
- Análisis del cambio de la psicopatología a las perspectivas sociológicas.
- Examen de los factores estructurales que influyen en los resultados del duelo.
Principales resultados:
- La investigación sociológica ahora reconoce los sistemas estructurales que dan forma a las consecuencias del duelo para los individuos, las familias y las comunidades.
- Las experiencias de duelo sirven como una lente para entender las desigualdades sociales.
- Una perspectiva de curso de vida ofrece un marco integrador para la sociología del duelo.
Conclusiones:
- La sociología del duelo ha avanzado significativamente, yendo más allá de los puntos de vista individualistas.
- Comprender el duelo requiere examinar las estructuras sociales, las desigualdades y las trayectorias de la vida.
- La investigación futura debe continuar explorando estos marcos integradores para una sociología integral del duelo.
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