HW 49

Harry,

You did a very good job at comparing your parents view points through the religious lens. You did a good job at showing how the difference of religion changes certain traditions. What I think you did best however was show a dominant viewpoint of american culture when it comes to post-death care. I have also found similar to your parents that most people pay little attention to or don't put much thought in to their funeral. They just want to have a simple traditional funeral which is pretty common. In general as a society we don't really question these practices.

Tamiko,

Great post. You did a very good job of getting out the answers that were actually insightful. The interview on Jewish practices was very interesting. Especially because they try to keep thr rich and poor's funeral the same. This is an extreme difference from the common American practices.

Dean,

I really like they way your post was organized. It showed a lot of thought went into your interviews. The questions you used also led to very interesting answers. They really allowed you to explore people true thoughts on the care of the dead. You also do a good job of introducing an alternative method, that being the donation to science. Although that is not to common it would be interesting to see what that entails and how it works.

Dean:

Omar,
I liked your blog because it was very similar to mine. I also interviewed my parents and what they said was almost identical to what your parents said. This made me wonder if this was a popular opinion based upon the fact that we are both living in New York City in the year 2011 or if it is just a coincidence that they said same things. I thought that your blog was very well researched and written but it would have been nice if you had interviewed more adults.

Dean

May 1, 2011 5:45 PM

Harry Alderson said...



Omar

Your post was well written and a made a very good point. There is a theme that is common throughout the units which is that the motive for profit screws up different systems in our society. I like the fact that you stated that cremation was also a popular option in the united states primarily because it is cheaper (i didn't know that before).