Exam 11: Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Hospice bereavement care _________.

Sloane has said that the most remarkable changes in the American cemetery industry in the last 40 years have included

Hospice bereavement services

In order not to risk upsetting mourners, cemetery personnel in contemporary American society usually include mourners in _________.

How have online resources been used in recent years to cope with loss and grief?

The physical or geographical drawing together after a death of persons who ordinarily see little of each other in their everyday lives is primarily an example of:

Aftercare programs in the funeral industry that involve extra staff with specific training in bereavement issues and that offer special holiday programs and community education are examples of _________.

Disposition of the body in contemporary American society is most often governed by _________.

Disposing of the body in ways that contribute to realization of the implications of death is assisted through:

A memorial service is:

On the basis of her work in anthropology, Margaret Mead wrote that she knew of _________.

Individuals who experience the death of an important person in their lives may undergo "disintegration" in the sense that they experience:

For those who wish to donate their bodies for teaching or research purposes, _________.

Compare and contrast help offered to bereaved persons by support groups for the bereaved and by bereavement follow-up in hospice programs. Explain your answer.

Bereavement follow-up services in hospice programs are intended to _________.

Another term for the task of "making real" the implications of death for survivors through funeral and memorial ritual is:

Issues involved in making real the implications of death are concerned primarily with taking leave of _________.

Embalming as it is practiced in our society _________.

What is the role of a viewing, visitation, or wake in funeral rituals? Note that this event may have different names in different social groups.

Here is a description of a wake and a funeral service. At the funeral home, the body is laid out in a casket near the front of the viewing room. The top half of the body is visible. People come to the funeral home and talk with family members, and usually go up to the casket and view, and sometimes touch, the body. The next day, a short service led by a clergyperson is held at the funeral home. Then several people in several cars follow the hearse to the cemetery. There the casket is placed above the open grave. A short ceremony is held at this gravesite; then the family leaves. After they are gone, the casket is lowered into the grave. Chapter 11 in our textbook argues that there are several tasks associated with funeral ritual. Choose two (2)of the tasks discussed, and using the above description, show how what was done there was likely to be helpful or unhelpful in accomplishing those tasks. Explain your answer carefully.