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GriefÌý- What’s appropriate? |
15 DecÌý2009 |
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Is British society changing how it grieves?
Last month Christina Schmid made an impression on us all as she stood in Wootton Bassett to honour the homecoming of her husband, Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid. He was killed on the day before he was due home on leaveÌýas he defused his 65thÌýImprovised Explosive Device in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Ever since the public display of grief after the death of Princess Diana in 1997, there’s been speculation that British society is changing its attitude - from one where death was dealt with with stoicism and a stiff upper lip, to one where it’s considered unhealthy to bottle up your feelings. Jane is joined by Anjula Sharma-Smith ofÌýCruse Bereavement Care, and byÌý Professor Tony Walter who runs aÌýcourse on Death and Society at the University of Bath, to discuss theÌýBritish way of grief.
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