Please research a current cultural practice (other then your own culture) related to grief, mourning, or funeral practices. Submit a one-page paper on your findings. Make sure to include your references. You will share your findings in class as well.
While the end of life experience is universal, the behaviors associated with expressing grief are very much culturally bound. Death and grief being normal life events, all cultures have developed ways to cope with death in a respectful manner, and interfering with these practices can disrupt people’s ability to cope during the grieving process. While health care providers cannot be expected to know the mourning ceremonies and traditions of each family’s culture, understanding some basics about how different cultures may prepare for and respond to death is important. CULTURAL ASPECTS OF DEATH AND DYING
