Diet is the only known intervention which has been conclusively shown to extend life span. It
can be argued the key role diet has to play in the aging process came to prominence as a …

The loss of a loved one through death is usually followed by a funeral and engagement in
various grief rituals. We examined the association between the evaluation of the funeral, the …

Background: News media create a sense-making narrative, shaping, reflecting and
enforcing cultural ideas and experiences. Reportage of COVID-related death and …

In 2018, a well-constructed cist-type grave was discovered at Baja, a Neolithic village (7,400–
6,800 BCE) in Southern Jordan. Underneath multiple grave layers, an 8-year-old child was …

While anthropological studies in non-Western societies show how funerals protect the
community from the threat of death, sociological studies of British funerals have so far …

Winner of the 2020 Chicago Folklore Prize CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2020
Despite predictions that commercial mass culture would displace customs of the past …

Background Diversity in spirituality, religion, and cultural norms among women leads to
varying attitudes, grieving processes, and coping mechanisms after a pregnancy loss …

Funeral services are known to serve multiple functions for bereaved persons. There is also a
common, intuitively reasonable assumption of positive associations between engaging in …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the service literature by investigating
post-consumption evaluation in the context of unwanted services. In particular, it intends to …

Vietnamese beliefs hold a special place and play an important part in creating the character
of Vietnamese culture. However, it also has certain limitations that need to be studied and …