Graveside service - a ceremony or ritual, religious or otherwise, conducted at the grave.
Misdemeanor - (n.) a crime or offense that is less serious than a felony; any minor misbehavior or
misconduct
Felony - a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and
usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.
An abuse of a corpse would be classified as a _______ felony? - Abuse of corpse is a class D felony
open-ended questions when meeting with a family: - Start with open ended questions and then ease
in to direct questions
How long must you keep embalming reports? - 3 years
How long must a crematory keep records? - 10 years
acute grief - the intense physical and emotional expression of grief occurring as the awareness
increases of a loss of someone or something significant
Funeral Establishment examples: - full service establishment, embalming service establishment,
visitation and ceremonial service establishment
obituary: - a notice of someone's death, such as in a newspaper, usually with a brief summary of that
person's life
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, death notice: - a classified notice publicizing the death of a person and giving those details of the
funeral service that the survivors wish to have published
Difference between death notice and obituary: - obituary has a brief summary of someone's life
included in it
Largest African American church? - Baptist
Chadwick Report of 1842 - Reported on: unsanitary conditions in London created by intramural
burials, high cost of funerals, and 1st use of the death certificate
fetal deaths: grams and age required for death certificates? - 350 grams or 20 weeks from mothers
last menstrual cycle
ethics: - the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions
taboo - A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom. (Something not talked about)
living will: - A document that indicates what medical intervention an individual wants if he or she
becomes incapable of expressing those wishes. (May also include directions for after death care of
their body)
thanatology: - the study of death and dying, especially of the social and emotional aspects
anticipatory grief: - a syndrome characterized by the presence of grief in anticipation of death or loss;
the actual death comes as a confirmation of knowledge of a life-limiting condition
egalitarian family - a family structure in which both partners share power and authority equally
joint family - Parents, children, and their offspring shared a common dwelling (rural settings)
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