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22010373

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
From the magnificent to the mundane to the sublime, grave inscriptions serve as remembrances of the dead and provide concrete evidence of the thoughts and values of the day. In this study, 1,214 grave inscriptions (N = 1,214) dated 1900 to 2009 were examined for evidence of secularization and changes in attitude toward death. Using set criteria, the researchers categorized grave inscriptions in terms of language used (sacred/secular) and acceptance of death (acceptance/other). Binary logistic regression models revealed significantly more use of sacred language and significantly less acceptance of death over the past 110 years. Findings from these analyses suggest that: (a) secularization may not be as pervasive as thought, particularly with respect to death; and (b) as death has become increasingly medicalized and marginalized, society has grown less accepting of the finitude of life. These findings are further discussed in light of the continued evolution of death memorials.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0030-2228
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
359-71
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Gardens of stone: searching for evidence of secularization and acceptance of death in grave inscriptions from 1900-2009.
pubmed:affiliation
College of Social Work, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210-1162, USA. anderson.1630@osu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Historical Article