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Disenfranchised grief refers to forms of loss that are not socially recognized, validated, or supported within the dominant cultural frameworks of mourning. First conceptualized by Kenneth Doka, the term describes grief that is not socially sanctioned and therefore cannot be openly acknowledged or publicly mourned. Individuals experiencing such grief often lack access to the cultural rituals commonly engaged in times of mourning. Often, they are not offered the emotional supp

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