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America's character
- Family Structre
- religion
- goverment
- economic
- age
- educational level
- mobility
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family structure
operate under a nuculer family structure withing guidelines of the modified extended nuclear family. Most americans aren't married or getting married, but living together. we might see see an increase in single parent families
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religion
characterized as Judeo-Christian country with religion being allowed for the Doctrine of Atonement
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Doctrine of Atonement
states that at death the creator is united with its creation (life after death)
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goverment
- democratic
- *freedom of choice, were free to select type of funeral we desire
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Economic
- free enterprise we can own & operate a business in America without race, economic status, ethnicity, gender, etc.
- *You can own a home without being licensed yourself.
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Age
- youth oriented
- modern tendency is to place the ederly in nursing homes or provide in-home care by licensed agency, contributing to the death-denying society
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Thanatology
- the study of death, dying and grief
- *derived from the name Thantos Greek god of death
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Education level
- high degree of educational status
- America is encouraged & sometimes expected to take part in furthering their education beyond highschool. America has a higher degree of educational status & better public schools
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mobility
- a "nation on the go"
- very mobile, neo-localism families (neo-localism-movement from place of birth) is now an accepted way of life
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basic american customs in funeral services today
- use of funeral homes
- embalming
- viewing
- visitation
- use of funeral director
- credit-money
- disposition of remains
- organized funeal rites; ceremonies & religion
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funeral homes are
the site of rosaries, visitation & fraternal services including embalming & body preparation
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funeral homes are also used for
- chruch services
- defensive driving classes
- grief therepy group meetings
- CPR & Red Cross classes
- Emergency crisis by FEMA or other govermental agencies
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Use of embalming first developed during
civil war & accepted after WWII it's a definte public health value
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3 purposes of embalming are:
- disinfection
- preservation
- restoration
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itemazation
- a method of priving provides seperate charge for each item of service & merchandise.
- Funeral Rules are goverened by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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modern memorial park cemetaries
present or recent burial grounds other than the past church yard burials
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lot-exchange programs
are the year-round maintanence programs provided with memorial park cemetaries so families on the go have their loved one's grave maintained all year long appearing to be cared for.
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co-habitants
2 or more people, unrelated by either blood or marriage who are sharing living quarters together
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PAC (Policitcal Action Groups)
are a way of life for state & national funeral services organizations to contribute money to state & national political groups to distribute to legislators seeking re-election
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4 main reasons for the increase in cremation:
- consumer movement by memorial societies
- ecology
- cost
- neo-localism on a family choosing cremation
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consumer movement by memorial services
encourage families to spend less on funerals & have a memorial service instead of a traditional service
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ecology
"go green" enviromental aware, providing biodegradable cardboard caskets & biodegradable urns
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neo-localism on a family choosing creamtion
cremate & have a memorial service when it's more convienient for them
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4 social changes cause & increase in cremation
- from "cremation is gaining" by William E. Phipps
- 1. scarcity of land
- 2. increased cost related to burial
- 3. viewing the end result as being the same just a difference in the amount of time taken to accomplish the result
- 4. religious interpretations bibilica verse Genesis 3:19 "Dust to Dust"
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because of people immigrating & bringing their country's traditions with them
- creamtion rising 1% ea. year
- 80% Japanese disposition
- 70% British
- 26% Americans
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Factors contributing change in the funeral service in the past 1/2 century
- increased automobile use
- increased use of air travel
- changes in traditional burial ground
- image of funeral homes
- churches
- population growth
- medical advances
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"tradition in transition" by N.F.D.A
the use & requirements in continuing education: 16 hours of C.E.U (Continuning Education Units)
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issue with regulating the rules & laws mandated by F.T.C. (Federal Trade Commission)
the lack of education in individuals in industry is the major issue and are now required to get & keep you license making them burdenson
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