Beschreibung:
Creating Meaning in Funerals is a book about the ways in which bereaved families and communities create meaningful ceremonies against a backdrop of what is culturally appropriate, even when their choices might make little economic sense to those outside the culture.
1. Anchors of Ceremony: How Funerals Work 2. Funeral Ceremonies and the Quest for Meaning 3. Memorials and the Ever-Changing Landscape of Spirituality and Faith 4. Childrens, Teens, and Memorial Ceremonies 5. Culture, Poverty, and the Cost of Funerals 6. Funerals and Complicated Experiences with Grief 7. The Pandemic that Changed Everything...Including Funerals 8. Honoring the Homegoing: African American Experiences with Funerals 9. Memorial Ceremonies: Where We Have Been, Where We Are Going