Memorializing loved ones on the world wide Web
Memorializing loved ones on the world wide Web
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DOI：
10.2190/dr46-ru57-uy6p-newm
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发表时间：
2004-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
Rutherford, J
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作者：
De Vries, B;Rutherford, J
创建和访问网络纪念馆为死后仪式提供了新的机会。对最大的网络墓地“虚拟纪念花园”（catless.ncl.ac.uk/Obituary/Memorial.html）上发现的244个纪念碑样本进行了内容分析。分析显示，从流行程度降序来看，写追悼书的人依次是：孩子（33%）、朋友（15%）、孙辈（11%）、父母（10%）、兄弟姐妹（8%）、配偶（4%）和其他各种家庭成员。这种倾向于年轻作者的模式可能反映了这个场所和计算机技术设施的新颖性。这类纪念物的内容往往涉及对死者的思念，很少提及死亡原因，也很少提及上帝或宗教。纪念更有可能是写给死者的（例如，以一封信的形式），而不是关于或为死者写的（例如，悼词/讣告或致敬）。父母、家庭团体和其他亲属比其他作者更频繁地在他们的纪念中提到宗教。除了将网络作为一种新颖的、未开发的数据源之外，这些纪念馆还为理论的改进提供了有趣的机会（即，在失去亲人和死者之间的持续联系）。(C) 2004，贝伍德出版有限公司
Creating and visiting Web memorials represent new opportunities for post-death ritual. A content analysis was conducted on a sample of 244 of the memorials found on the largest Web Cemetery: Virtual Memorial Gardens (catless.ncl.ac.uk/Obituary/Memorial.html). Analyses revealed that memorials were written, in descending order of prevalence, by children (33%), friends (15%), grandchildren (11%), parents (10%), siblings (8%), spouses (4%), and various other family members. This pattern favoring younger authors may reflect the newness of this venue and facility with computer technology. The content of such memorials often contained reference to missing the deceased, rarely spoke of the cause of death, or made mention of God or religion. Memorials were more likely to be written to the deceased (e.g., in the form of a letter) rather than about or for the deceased (e.g., eulogy/obituary or tribute). Parents, family groups, and other relatives more frequently made religious references in their memorials than did other authors. In addition to the Web as a novel, untapped data source, these memorials offer intriguing opportunities for theoretical refinement (i.e., the ongoing connection between the bereaved and the deceased). (C) 2004, Baywood Publishing Co., Inc.