The Importance Of Grieving In Latino Culture

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Grieving process may vary between different cultures. Mourning varies by culture and ethical grounds. For example, Latino Americans make up 15% of the population (Schoulte, 2011). However, keeping a close relationship with extended family is highly valued among Latino (Schoulte, 2011). As Latinos often have a large extended family, Latinos may gather around in a hospital room to express their feelings for the last days of a Latino’s life. Many Puerto Ricans believe in afterlife, which is a place where spirits go to reach moral perfection after death (Schoulte, 2011). This may make the grieving process easier for some. In some cases, family members may try to communicate with the dead to resolve life issues that occurred while they were living. African American are another culture that experience grief and loss differently than European Americans (Schoulte, 2011). African Americans make up 13% of the population (Schoulte, 2011). For help with grieving, African Americans may for prayer or meditation after losing their loved one to help the dead for transitioning to the afterlife to the spirit life. For them, death is not viewed as an end to life but to a new beginning and to a new life (Schoulte, 2011). …show more content…

Per Dr. Kübler-Ross’s theory. Individuals can get stuck in a stage of grieving and have longer periods of suffering before moving on to healing (Rubinstein, 2011). There are numerous factors on how people deal with loss. Faith and religion can also have a profound effect on the meaning of death. Through different cultures, people have their own way of dealing with each stage of grief and loss according to how they deal with it within their culture. Most people are usually comforted by friends or family through their religious system (Rubinstein, 2011). Learning how others experience death and dying could help us understand their personal experience while dealing with loss and

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