Funerals and society meet needs through history
An exploration of how funerals serve social and individual needs across eras from ancient rites to modern practices. It discusses public ceremonies, private grief, material aspects, and evolving attitudes amid criticism by Mitford and FTC reforms, noting viewed trends and emotional functions.
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John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King
United States
Kennedy
King
Egypt
Heaven
Hell
Purgatory
Jessica Mitford
Federal Trade Commission
About the Author Vanderlyn R Pine
Vanderlyn R. Pine an associate professor of sociology at SUNY New Paltz writes on social statistics and death care His family long serves as community funeral directors and he authored Caretaker of the Dead and Introduction to Social Statistics He co edits Acute Grief and the Funeral.
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Vanderlyn R. Pine
The
State University of New York At
New Paltz
Secessionist Biafra Surrenders After Long Struggle
The secessionist movement in Biafra surrendered to Nigeria after about 30 months of conflict. Reported death toll due to starvation reached around two million people. Composer Stephen Foster died in New York City in 1864.
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Biafra
Nigeria
Stephen Foster
New York City
Brazilians crack down on unofficial court helpers
In Rio de Janeiro judges move to ban bagrinhos, unofficial court aides who carry documents and aid proceedings. Estimates place thousands of bagrinhos, who earned 300 to 400 dollars monthly, at risk as officials push to legalize and salarialize roles to modernize the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Rio
Mauro Fichtner Pereira
Labor Court
Pereira
Bagrinhos
Hair expert warns women risk baldness by 30
WILMSLOW England AP hair expert Andrew Bell says women apply excessive junk to hair and cut it too often. He warns if they do not ease up they will be bald by age 30. On this date in 1974 Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's lifetime home run record with his 715th in Atlanta between the Braves and Dodgers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagrinhos
Jayme Henrique Abreu
Rio
Wilmslow
England
Andrew Bell
Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Atlanta
Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Cedar Rapids
Sun
University of California
Massachusetts
America
World
Hubert H. Humphrey
Pope Paul
University Extension
University of California, San Diego
National Endowment For the Humanities
Mitford Book
Robert M. Veatch
Institute of Society, Ethics and the Life Sciences
Jornal Do Brasil
Lewellen Florist
Florst
Mt. Vernon Rd
Bezdek’s Florist
Marion Bivd
Marion
Peck
Center Pt. Rd
R.R
Cedar Memorial Park
1St Ave
Stejskal Florist Inc
Bowling St
Newport
Wilson Ave
Blair's Flower Shop
7Th Ave
Pierson
Ellis Blvd
Krebs Florist
18Th St
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