Mentor/s
Professor Jennifer McLaughlin and Professor Mary Ignani
Participation Type
Poster
Abstract
This poster summarizes research on the topic of the death care industry in America. It first examines the financial aspect of the funeral industry in America, the manipulative relationship of the principle/agent relationship, and the effects that the financial pressure has on families. The environmental section focuses on the environmental footprint of current body disposal methods. Alternative methods are introduced with a focus on natural burial and its benefits. It then concludes by examining the relationship America has with how it deals with death and offers ways to remedy that. Research concludes by emphasizing the need to shift the current methods of the funeral industry to be more environmentally conscious, fiscally responsible, and reunite Americans with the natural process of death.
College and Major available
Health Science
Location
University Commons
Start Day/Time
4-24-2019 2:00 PM
End Day/Time
4-24-2019 5:00 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.
Prize Categories
Best Multidisciplinary Research or Collaboration, Most Scholarly Impact or Potential, Most Creative
Six Feet Under: An Environmental, Financial, and Cultural Examination of Death and Disposal in Modern America
University Commons
This poster summarizes research on the topic of the death care industry in America. It first examines the financial aspect of the funeral industry in America, the manipulative relationship of the principle/agent relationship, and the effects that the financial pressure has on families. The environmental section focuses on the environmental footprint of current body disposal methods. Alternative methods are introduced with a focus on natural burial and its benefits. It then concludes by examining the relationship America has with how it deals with death and offers ways to remedy that. Research concludes by emphasizing the need to shift the current methods of the funeral industry to be more environmentally conscious, fiscally responsible, and reunite Americans with the natural process of death.
Students' Information
Health Science major with Global Health concentration and double minor in Honors and Human Rights and Social Justice, Honors student, class of 2020