Concept information
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aging and the life course
death and dying
disposition of the deceased
funerals and death-related activities
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health sciences
death and dying
disposition of the deceased
funerals and death-related activities
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human development
death and dying
disposition of the deceased
funerals and death-related activities
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human development and life transitions
death and dying
disposition of the deceased
funerals and death-related activities
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aging and the life course
death and dying
conceptualizations of death
sociological perspectives on death
Preferred term
commodification of death
Definition
- In modern societies death has become a commodity; people pay for goods and services in order to pay their last respects to the dead. This commodification of death occurred in the past 2 centuries with the emergence of the professional undertaker. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Commodification of Death]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/commodification_of_death
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