Dados Bibliográficos

AUTOR(ES) S. Nelson , Robert Sommer , Karl Hess
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 91572af059d617fb2ee4077ef84c73bc

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.

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