Practices related to death and dying vary in different cultures although the feelings of loss and grief are universal. Recognizing these differences is important to clinical practice in a multiethnic society. Five strategies are recommended to orient United States health-care practitioners to deal with...
Were you aware of the various death rituals and burial practices within different religions and cultures on earth? Even those in our own backyard? Death may be universal but mourning is far from it. Death rituals around the world Buddhism Buddhists believe that death is a cycle they call Sam...
Death is the same across all cultures—we all live and die. The cycle of life is the same, buthow we view deathis different. You’re familiar with the traditional American funeral. Family members, friends, and relatives gather quietly around the body at a wake wearing all black. Later th...
This class challenges assumptions about death and dying as we examine its meanings and related practices in various cultural contexts. We will ask, what is universal about death and dying, and what is socially constructed? What can the social sciences, biomedicine, literature, the arts, and our ...
the African perception of death has developed from political and historical events. Asmentioned in a previous blog post, Africans have had to face harsh deaths due to apartheid, wars, genocide, and AIDS, which other cultures have not had to endure. Due to this, their grieving practices have ...
In the Balinese tradition, cremation releases the soul so it is free to inhabit a new body — and doing this is considered a sacred duty. Filipino Death Traditions & Grief Rituals. Many ethnic groups in the Philippines have unique funeral practices....
Across different cultures and religions, death is perceived and accepted in diverse ways. In many cultures, death is viewed as a natural conclusion of life and a gateway to another realm. For instance, in some African cultures, death is celebrated as a transition to the a...
Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illnesses is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that carcinogenic nitrates (致癌硝酸盐), commonly used to pr...
Preparing for death, burial practices, and bereavement behaviors are some of the most important transition periods of life. A variety of traditional and religious practices are observed in almost all cultures. Cultural differences exist within Turkey and in the world in terms of death-related ...
Traditions, practices, habits and beliefs vary among each culture, as does the environment, and availability of goods and supplies. The definition of illness also varies depending on the culture and what is considered good versus bad health. Due to this diversity in everyday life, and the arbit...