Funeral Co-Op Members' Characteristics and Motives
Dados Bibliográficos
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AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | University of California, Davis |
ANO | 1985 |
TIPO | Artigo |
PERIÓDICO | Sociological Perspectives |
ISSN | 0731-1214 |
E-ISSN | 1533-8673 |
EDITORA | SAGE Publications |
DOI | 10.2307/1389230 |
ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
MD5 |
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Resumo
Memorial societies are movement organizations of the consumer cooperative movement concerned with funeral and death issues. A member survey in four California memorial societies disclosed that the typical member was a retired individual in his or her sixties, with a spouse in the same age range, Anglo, and college educated. The main reasons for joining the society were a desire to obtain a simple inexpensive funeral and reduce responsibilities for survivors. The contributions of memorial societies in consumer education, protection, and reform of the funeral industry are discussed.