Sociology of Funeral Service- Ex. 1- chap. 1-3

humanistic funeral rite

1. healing to the family 2. conducted without clergy 3. often include favorite songs and poems of the deceased

culture

1. regulates basic patterns of living 2. servies to form a unique and distinctive way of life 3. it does not regulate morals

enculturation

1. teaching attitudes; values and behavior acceptable to society 2. teaches society's roles 3. provides guidance and discipline

sociology is associated with:

1. the operations of a social group 2. ways of changing social groups 3. the internal organization of social groups

existentialism

a 20th century philosophy that focuses on how the individual person is suppose to find their "authentic existance" in the world as they face choices and decisions in daily life. at the heart of this view is the persoective that people have free will and freedom of choice to make these daily decisions.

religion

a culturally enriched pattern of behavior made up of: sacred beliefs, emotional feelings accompanying the beliefs, overt conduct presumably implementing the beliefs and feelings.

subcultures

a division or smaller unit of culture, connected to the culture by common traits, having unique traist to itself.

traditional funeral rite

a funeral rite that follows a prescribed ritual or ceremony that may be dictated either by religious belief or social custom

humanistic funeral rite

a funeral rite that is in essence deviod of religious connotation

adaptive funeral rite

a funeral rite that is suited to the needs and wants of those directly involved; one, which has been altered to suit the trends of the times

society

a group of persons forming a single community with some interests in common

(family) blended

a household of family unit created by one male and one female and the children from their previous marraiges and may include children from the present marriage.

indirect learning

a process by which a person learns the norms or his culture by observation of others in his/her society. *usually comes from attitudes/manner of dress/ways of thinking, praying, and talking.

funeralization

a process involving all activites associated with the final disposition

social structure

a recurrent pattern of relationships

class

a social grouping in which members posses roughtly equivalent cultrually valued attributes

rite

a specific act or funtion dealing with death

ceremony/ritual

a specific act that may or may not contain symbolic content.

tangible

able to be perceived especially by the sense of touch. e.g. a Bible.

cultural universals

abstract patterns of and for living and dying, which are indentifiable in all cultures

non-traditional

adaptive funeral rite; humanistic funeral rite; primitive funeral rite

indirect partisipants

allied professionals (casket/vault/fluids); associated professionals (doctors, coroner, medical examiner); affilliated businesses/groups (florists, newspapers); general public, friends and associates

funeral rite

an all-inclusive term used to encompass all funerals and/or memorial services

social function

an even that allows those who have something in common with each other to deal with one another in regard to that which they share

ceremony/ritual

an insturmental action dealing with dealth, that is also expressional and that may or may not be charged with symbolic content expresssing, among other things, the attitudes of the participants and possible onlookers. (passive participants) who may be regarded as co-beneficiaries

cultural universals

announcement of the death; care of the deceased; ceremony/ritual for the deceased; disposition of the deceased; memorialization of the deceased.

immediate disposition (direct)

any disposition of a human remain, which is completely deviod of any form of funeral rite at the time of disposition

rite

any event performed in a solemn and prescribed manner

ethnicity

any of the basic divisions or groups of humankind distinguished by customs, characteristics, and languages, rather than the physical characteristics of race

cultural universals

because funeral rites are present in every known society the funeral rite is considered a:

laws

behavior that is enforced by special authority

folkways

behaviors which are construed as somewhat less compulsive than mores of the same society, and do not call for a strong reaction from the society if violated.

justifications for the funeralization process

biological justification, humanitarian justification, religious justification.

rites of passage

ceremonies centering on transition in life from one status to another.

soci

companions

contemporary funeral rite

considered an adaptive funeral rite

culture

consists of abstract patters (the rules, ideas, beliefs shared by members of society) of and for living and dying, which are learned directly or indirectly,

geography

different customs develop within various physcial locations.

rites of passage

e.g. baptism, marriage, and the funeral

cultural relativism

emotional attitude that all cultures are equal and pertinent

socialization

encultration

facts

existential statements about the physcial and social world are beliefs. NOT:

direct partisipants

family, deceased, funeral home staff, cleric

non-traditional

funeral rite that deviates from the normal or prescribed circumstances of established custom

memorial service

funeral rites with the body not present

funeral rite

immediate disposition is NOT considered a:

doctrine of atonement

it has been argued that the overall purpose of religion in funeral service is to allow for the acknowledgement of the:

norms

mores+folkways=

laws

must behavior not necessarily a basic or important pattern of a people (related to death) but one which is enforced by those governing; a rule of action prescribed by an authority able to enforce its will

taboos

must-behavior that dictates the individual must abstain from certain acts dealing with death (behaviors one must not do)

mores

must-behavior. the basic and important patterns of ideas and acts of a people as related to the treatment of the dead, which calls for a strong reaction from the society if violated.

mores

norms of behavior invested with great moral importance

modern

of or characteristic of the present times; not ancient, often used to designate certian contemporary tendencies

traditional funeral rite

prep. of deceased (includ. embalming); viewing; visitation; flowers; funeral; disposition; memorialization; casket; outside receptacle; professional services

sociological responces to death

reflect both modern and contemporary tendencies

folkways

relatively informal norms that carry only informal sanctions such as mild joking or ridicule, when they are violated.

primitive funeral rite

rites of funeralization usually asociated with preliterate societies (native americas)

funeral

rites with the body present

mores

rules of behavior which are considered vital to the welfare of the group and accompanied by relatively severe sanctions.

religious beliefs

services provided by a service practioner are generally based on:

norms

shared rules of conduct that specify how people ought to think and act.

customs

social behavior as dictated by the tradition of the people

social sciences

sociology and psychology

rituals

sometimes defined as an action with symbolic content (psychology)

rules

specified methods of procedure

ology

study of

cultural relativism

that attitude that all funeral rites are of equal value to those who are participating in them

(family) orientation

that into which you were born

(family) procreation

that which is established by marraige

direct learning

the acquisition of the culture by a person through deliberate instruction by other members of the society *usually comes from parents or formal education system

urbanization

the change from rural to urban character

science

the collection of re-verifiable facts with no bias goal

doctrine of atonement

the concept of the created rejoining the creator, which can represent a type of reward or punishment

ethnocentrism

the emotional attitude that one's own race, nation, group, or culture is superior to all others.

sociological perspective

the funeral service begins at the arrangement conference and ends at the graveside or committal service (think of groups)

psychological perspective

the funeral service begins at the notication of impending death and ends upon the acceptance of death (think of individuals)

enculturation (socialization)

the method by which the social values are internalized (learned)

sociology

the science that deals with the organization of social groups and how they change or stay the same. *not associated with the individual

sociology of funeral service

the study of the effect of death on the family and their response to it.

social

the tendency of a lifeform to live near members of its own species

symbols

things to which socially created meaning is given

ethnocentrism

thinking and acting according to the expectations of one's own culture and the consquent belief that this culture is the best.

contemporary funeral rite

those funeral rites that occur within the same relative time period of other funeral rites

humanitarian justification

to acknowledge a life lived and to protect the future psychological health of survivors

biological justification

to protect the future physical health of survivors.

religious justification

to provide the rite of passage into the next world or the salvation of the deceased/survivor

intangible

unable to be perceived especially by the sense of touch. e.g. a prayer, poem, grief, or love.

socialization

universal function of the family and is a lifelon process