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1
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Usually include rites or observations associated with the occasion.

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  1. Religious or other types of ceremonies are enacted
2
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Most often occurring with the body lying in a casket and the face and body exposed. Viewing the body usually happens in the funeral home, but, in some instances, it occurs at the place of death, at a neighborhood meeting place, or at the deceased’s home.

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  1. Visual contact with the deceased is encouraged
3
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Allows a public display or grief and accompaniment of the deceased to a final resting place.

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  1. A procession, or family parade, occurs
4
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A gathering of relatives and friends follows the death to provide emotional support for the bereaved.

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  1. Social support
5
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Flowers or fund contributions are examples of this. Allows the bereaved to communicate their sorrow with a measurable means of support.

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  1. There is financial expenditure
6
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For permanent placement in the grave.

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  1. The body is prepared by a sanitary method
7
Q

True or false:

Since death disrupts relationships and social groups in general, all societies should develop some forms of controlling it’s impact.

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True

8
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True or false:

There is no need for some form of funeral ritual to address the psychological and social needs that are manifested by the survivors of death.

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False

9
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True or false:

Some members of society live in a social vacuum.

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False

10
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True or false:

Something people learn from society is speech habits and the meaning of life from each other.

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True