A Study on Principles of Funeral Services
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Some of the homogeneous practices in modern globalized societies include mourning, psychologizing of the grief, and medicalizing of the dying. The objective of this paper, therefore, is to describe and compare funeral practices of three different countries. The countries chosen to demonstrate the disparity in the funeral practice for this article are France, Japan, and Saudi Arabia.
A Study on Principles of Funeral Services
Added on 2019-11-26
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Running head: PRINCIPLES OF FUNERAL SERVICE1Principles of Funeral ServiceName of the StudentName of the InstitutionPrinciples of Funeral Service
PRINCIPLES OF FUNERAL SERVICES2Every society has a task of managing the death of its member. The task entails culturalresources and institutional arrangements. As a consequence of cultural factors, differentcountries have varied funeral practices. However, due to globalization, there is a convergence ofsome elements in funeral practices in the various countries. Some of the homogeneous practicesin the modern globalized societies include mourning, psychologizing of the grief, andmedicalizing of the dying. The objective of this paper, therefore, is to describe and comparefuneral practices of three different countries. The countries chosen to demonstrate the disparity inthe funeral practice for this article are France, Japan, and Saudi Arabia. The management of theincreasing number of deaths is likely to be rationalized and controlled, hence, making funeralorganizations religious, commercial or municipal. These institutional funeral organizations havethus manifested each country as unique in how it disposes of it, dead members. Nevertheless,globalization, specialization, rationalization, and secularization are likely to develop uniformityin funeral practices in future (Howarth & Jupp, 2016). FranceI.The roles of the family in funeralization.Family members have a significant role to play during funeralization in France.Immediately after death a family member or a close relative has to contact the local doctor or afamily doctor who will confirm the death and avail a medical certificate of death. Besides, afamily member must notify and register the death with the Mairie (local town hall) in the localitywithin 24 hours. Once the burial permit is granted, family members have a responsibility ofmoving the corpse into a morgue and organized a burial within six days. During funeralpreparation period close relatives and family members spend time together consoling each other.
PRINCIPLES OF FUNERAL SERVICES3Additionally, during the burial relatives of the departed person prepare food and drinks at home.After the burial close friends, close relatives are welcomed to have a bite and drink (Garbay &Claxton-Oldfield, 2015). After funeral family members have an obligation to the following within seven days;Landlord- in case the deceased was a rental residence or business premises.Bank- making mention where deceased had a joint accountEmployer- the deceased employee has to be notifiedHealth and life insurance companiesEqually, family members have a duty to obtain a death certificate and the inheritance certificatefrom the local Mairie of the deceased with a month. Family members must also acquire “Act ofrecognition” which is provided by the notary office. The “Act of recognition” proofs the heirshipof the immediate family members or a spouse. Within six months family members shouldcontact a lawyer for dissolution, the release of inheritance, and payment of all taxes. Similarly,within a year family members should also inform service providers such as vehicle insurance,electricity, water, and other relevant service providers of the deceased. II. The growth of cremation. In France, the law outlining the time frames of cremation is still evolving as morecitizens embrace it as a funeral practice. Currently, the permission to cremate is granted by theMairie of the place death occurred. Once the permission is granted cremation should happen in aminimum of 24 hours or a maximum of 6 days. Despite the strict laws governing cremation, theInternational Cremation Statistics of 2012 indicate France to have 32.3% of its citizen embracing
PRINCIPLES OF FUNERAL SERVICES4this practice. This growth is attributed to secularization. Initially, the practice was not a choicefor many families in France because of religious influence. III.The growth of 'green' or ecologically-friendly funerals. The France Family Funerals is at the center of encouraging French citizens to appreciatethe green way of having funerals. As a consequence, of the campaign led by this organizationmany people are embracing funerals that are environmentally friendly. Eco-friendly funerals areconstituted of numerous elements which include; the eco-casket or coffin chosen, mortuary care,natural burial, and cremation services. All these services are on the increase in France becausepeople are becoming more environmentally sensitive and also desire to leave a legacy behind. IV.The creation and/or sales of caskets or outer burial containers. In France, production and sale of coffins or caskets is a well-established businessindustry. Funeral homes run the business. Research has shown that casket buyers will normallybuy an average price casket. Traditionally funeral homes have the sole sellers of caskets inFrance. However other companies have emerged to set up their casket showrooms. In law, nofuneral home is allowed to refuse the use of a casket bought from elsewhere (Kselman, 2014). V.The mourning customs and funeral practices of the citizens.It is accustom of the French people to walk behind the hearse. Customary, the body of achild is carried by a horse-drawn hearse while the family and the rest of the mourners walkbehind it. This custom is so because cemetery in all towns is not far from the church orresidential apartments. The death of a child or a young person is perceived as unfair, and itmakes people grieve. However, the death of an old person makes people feel linked with the
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