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The rituals and ceremony that follows the death of a person in order to dispose off the body
along with religious fervor is called a funeral. Normally family and friends are the attendees who
follow the funerary customs and beliefs based on complex religious practices to remember and
respect the dead. Grieving and death rituals vary across cultures and are often heavily influenced
by religion (Chachkes & Jennings, 1994; Younoszai, 1993). How and when rituals are practiced
vary depending on the country of origin and level of acculturation into the mainstream society.
The duration, frequency, and intensity of the grief process may also vary based on the manner of
death and the individual family and cultural beliefs (Clements et al., 2003). These rituals give the
families and friends a chance to give up the deceased and properly mourn the loss. Common
secular motivations for funerals include mourning the deceased, celebrating their life, and
offering support and sympathy to the bereaved.
Types of funeral rituals based on religions:
Assignment topic - Organ donation
Organ donation is considered as an honorary way of disposing off a dead body. On deceased
donor can save up to eight lives and can save and enhance more than 100 lives through tissue
donation. Organs that can be donated after death are the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs, pancreas and
small intestines. Tissues include corneas, skin, veins, heart valves, tendons, ligaments and bones.
The cornea is the most commonly transplanted tissue. More than 40,000 corneal transplants take
place each year in the United States. Most major religions support organ and tissue donation.
Typically, religions view organ and tissue donation as acts of charity and goodwill. Costs
associated with recovering and processing organs and tissues for transplant are never passed on
to the donor family. The family may be expected to pay for medical expenses incurred before
death is declared and for expenses involving funeral arrangements. the average North American
traditional funeral costs between $7,000 and $10,000. This price range includes the services at
the funeral home, burial in a cemetery, and the installation of a headstone.
While the cost of organ donation is a widely accepted part of the procedure today, some scholars
have analysed the ethical incentives involved in this act rather than its monetary counterpart.
There have been instances in the past where the act itself was performed with an altruist motive
and the donors were left uncompensated, whether dead or alive. Despite that, there are other
ethical incentives apart from a sense of magnanimity that a person feels from organ donation.
Board (2002) talks about various forms of such incentives that influence people’s behaviour. A
donor medal of honour can be thought of as similar to an award for employee of the month in
terms of the satisfaction that it provides to people. Apart from that he also talks about a medical
leave for organ donation in order t.

1. The rituals and ceremony that follows the death of a person in order to dispose off the body
along with religious fervor is called a funeral. Normally family and friends are the attendees who
follow the funerary customs and beliefs based on complex religious practices to remember and
respect the dead. Grieving and death rituals vary across cultures and are often heavily influenced
by religion (Chachkes & Jennings, 1994; Younoszai, 1993). How and when rituals are practiced
vary depending on the country of origin and level of acculturation into the mainstream society.
The duration, frequency, and intensity of the grief process may also vary based on the manner of
death and the individual family and cultural beliefs (Clements et al., 2003). These rituals give the
families and friends a chance to give up the deceased and properly mourn the loss. Common
secular motivations for funerals include mourning the deceased, celebrating their life, and
offering support and sympathy to the bereaved.
Types of funeral rituals based on religions:
Assignment topic - Organ donation
Organ donation is considered as an honorary way of disposing off a dead body. On deceased
donor can save up to eight lives and can save and enhance more than 100 lives through tissue
donation. Organs that can be donated after death are the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs, pancreas and
small intestines. Tissues include corneas, skin, veins, heart valves, tendons, ligaments and bones.
The cornea is the most commonly transplanted tissue. More than 40,000 corneal transplants take
place each year in the United States. Most major religions support organ and tissue donation.
Typically, religions view organ and tissue donation as acts of charity and goodwill. Costs
associated with recovering and processing organs and tissues for transplant are never passed on
to the donor family. The family may be expected to pay for medical expenses incurred before
death is declared and for expenses involving funeral arrangements. the average North American
traditional funeral costs between $7,000 and $10,000. This price range includes the services at
the funeral home, burial in a cemetery, and the installation of a headstone.
While the cost of organ donation is a widely accepted part of the procedure today, some scholars
have analysed the ethical incentives involved in this act rather than its monetary counterpart.
There have been instances in the past where the act itself was performed with an altruist motive
and the donors were left uncompensated, whether dead or alive. Despite that, there are other
ethical incentives apart from a sense of magnanimity that a person feels from organ donation.
Board (2002) talks about various forms of such incentives that influence people’s behaviour. A
donor medal of honour can be thought of as similar to an award for employee of the month in
terms of the satisfaction that it provides to people. Apart from that he also talks about a medical
leave for organ donation in order to compensate the potential risk attached to loss in wages or
employment. An insurance for donors can prove to be an imperative tool in determining the

2. choice regarding donation of an organ. The other risk that donors face is health problems later in
life due to donation of an organ, say a kidney or half a liver. To be able to take that risk for
someone, a person needs to be sure of his well-being as well, thus, it must be ensured that the
previous donors get access to organs in their time of need.
Cross-Cultural Beliefs, Ceremonies, and Rituals Surrounding Death of a Loved One by Sandra
L. Lobar, JoAnne M. Youngblut and Dorothy Brooten. Is a good paper describing practices
surrounding death by European, Asian, Carribean, Central American and South American
fimilies living in the United states. This paper highlights the commonalities between the various
cultures and their last rites. A pervasive theme was that beliefs about the soul of the deceased
lead families to perform rituals and ceremonies that foster passage to God, the “light,” or another
life. The stronger their beliefs, the more dedicated the family is in completing the rituals and
ceremonies in the way dictated by their religion or culture.
‘Brain death and organ transplantation: cultural bases of medical technology’, by Emiko Ohnuki
Tierney published in Current Anthropology · July 1994 is another paper which talks about the
cultural institutions and changes that have been occurring over time to these institutions. Going
the organ donation way is giving a new cultural and social definition of dead. The author
reminds us that science has never transcended culture and they have always run hand in hand.
Organ donation is mostly done only for the perceived brain dead individuals. This new rising
culture bridges the ethical gap between science and religion. This article clears out that the
solution is not one of neutral biomedical technology but an extension of western culture’s
aggrandizement of the brain as a defining characteristic of personality
From this research I am motivated to become an organ donor myself and try to help fellow
human beings even in death. From this research topic I learned that people require a whole set of
rituals and practices as a coping mechanism to the loss they face. These rituals in a way give
people comfort because they believe their loved ones are crossing over to a better place and
would rest in peace.

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The rituals and ceremony that follows the death of a person in order to dispose off the body
along with religious fervor is called a funeral. Normally family and friends are the attendees who
follow the funerary customs and beliefs based on complex religious practices to remember and
respect the dead. Grieving and death rituals vary across cultures and are often heavily influenced
by religion (Chachkes & Jennings, 1994; Younoszai, 1993). How and when rituals are practiced
vary depending on the country of origin and level of acculturation into the mainstream society.
The duration, frequency, and intensity of the grief process may also vary based on the manner of

3. death and the individual family and cultural beliefs (Clements et al., 2003). These rituals give the
families and friends a chance to give up the deceased and properly mourn the loss. Common
secular motivations for funerals include mourning the deceased, celebrating their life, and
offering support and sympathy to the bereaved.
Types of funeral rituals based on religions:
Assignment topic - Organ donation
Organ donation is considered as an honorary way of disposing off a dead body. On deceased
donor can save up to eight lives and can save and enhance more than 100 lives through tissue
donation. Organs that can be donated after death are the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs, pancreas and
small intestines. Tissues include corneas, skin, veins, heart valves, tendons, ligaments and bones.
The cornea is the most commonly transplanted tissue. More than 40,000 corneal transplants take
place each year in the United States. Most major religions support organ and tissue donation.
Typically, religions view organ and tissue donation as acts of charity and goodwill. Costs
associated with recovering and processing organs and tissues for transplant are never passed on
to the donor family. The family may be expected to pay for medical expenses incurred before
death is declared and for expenses involving funeral arrangements. the average North American
traditional funeral costs between $7,000 and $10,000. This price range includes the services at
the funeral home, burial in a cemetery, and the installation of a headstone.
While the cost of organ donation is a widely accepted part of the procedure today, some scholars
have analysed the ethical incentives involved in this act rather than its monetary counterpart.
There have been instances in the past where the act itself was performed with an altruist motive
and the donors were left uncompensated, whether dead or alive. Despite that, there are other
ethical incentives apart from a sense of magnanimity that a person feels from organ donation.
Board (2002) talks about various forms of such incentives that influence people’s behaviour. A
donor medal of honour can be thought of as similar to an award for employee of the month in
terms of the satisfaction that it provides to people. Apart from that he also talks about a medical
leave for organ donation in order to compensate the potential risk attached to loss in wages or
employment. An insurance for donors can prove to be an imperative tool in determining the
choice regarding donation of an organ. The other risk that donors face is health problems later in
life due to donation of an organ, say a kidney or half a liver. To be able to take that risk for
someone, a person needs to be sure of his well-being as well, thus, it must be ensured that the
previous donors get access to organs in their time of need.
Cross-Cultural Beliefs, Ceremonies, and Rituals Surrounding Death of a Loved One by Sandra
L. Lobar, JoAnne M. Youngblut and Dorothy Brooten. Is a good paper describing practices
surrounding death by European, Asian, Carribean, Central American and South American
fimilies living in the United states. This paper highlights the commonalities between the various

4. cultures and their last rites. A pervasive theme was that beliefs about the soul of the deceased
lead families to perform rituals and ceremonies that foster passage to God, the “light,” or another
life. The stronger their beliefs, the more dedicated the family is in completing the rituals and
ceremonies in the way dictated by their religion or culture.
‘Brain death and organ transplantation: cultural bases of medical technology’, by Emiko Ohnuki
Tierney published in Current Anthropology · July 1994 is another paper which talks about the
cultural institutions and changes that have been occurring over time to these institutions. Going
the organ donation way is giving a new cultural and social definition of dead. The author
reminds us that science has never transcended culture and they have always run hand in hand.
Organ donation is mostly done only for the perceived brain dead individuals. This new rising
culture bridges the ethical gap between science and religion. This article clears out that the
solution is not one of neutral biomedical technology but an extension of western culture’s
aggrandizement of the brain as a defining characteristic of personality
From this research I am motivated to become an organ donor myself and try to help fellow
human beings even in death. From this research topic I learned that people require a whole set of
rituals and practices as a coping mechanism to the loss they face. These rituals in a way give
people comfort because they believe their loved ones are crossing over to a better place and
would rest in peace.