Death in contemporary times
(SOC 304 social gerontology) According to Chapter 10 in your textbook, the process of dying has become increasingly bureaucratized in that hospitals and long-term care facilities have made the handling of death a routine. In addition, the preparation of the deceasedÂ’s body for burial has also been allotted to funeral directors rather than the family of the deceased. After reading Chapter 10 in your textbook in preparation for this discussion, please address the following: Discuss how death has been bureaucratized and what that means in terms of the experience of dying for the elderly and their families. What are the sociological factors that have led to this bureaucratization of death? How has this bureaucratization impacted society? Original work 250 words
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Death in contemporary times has been bureaucratized. According to Bryant, (2009) the processes of preparation of the dead person from the pre-funeral arrangements has changed rapidly from the pre-technological period. Death now follows standardized procedures. When a person dies the funeral homes take the obligation of making the last rites…………………
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