Burial Poster Speaks: Communications of Age, Bereavement and Grief following Loss of Loved Ones in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Ekpechu, Joseph Ogbonnaya Alo (Phd), Ogobuchi Onuoha Onuoha, Bukola Popoola and Takob Clementine Seh
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Ekpechu, Joseph Ogbonnaya Alo (Phd): Sociology Department, Faculty Of Management/Social Sciences, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Ogobuchi Onuoha Onuoha: Sociology Department, Ebonyi State University Abakaliki
Bukola Popoola: Sociology Department, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Takob Clementine Seh: Sociology Department, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2021, vol. 5, issue 4, 13-18

Abstract: This study examined the extent to which captions in burial posters communicate age, bereavement and grief of loss of loved ones in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Data for the research were sourced from 32 burial posters found in three locations in the area, and qualitative data on grieving gotten from bereaved family members. It was found among other things that captions in burial posters communicate the age of the deceased depicting death as being timely or untimely. Captions in burial posters convey social status of the deceased upon death. Age is not a major determinant of grieving as expressed in burial posters. Variations exist for premature deaths depicted in burial posters. Age at death of the deceased was the major determinant of the kind of captions found in burial posters. Untimely deaths are captioned differently from timely deaths. Expression of grieving for untimely deaths could be higher than grieving for timely deaths. It was concluded that age at death intervened for the kind of captions found in burial posters.

Date: 2021
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