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Family and funerals: Taking a relational perspective
1a Centre for Death and Society, Department of Social and Policy Sciences , University of Bath , Bath , UK.
Death Studies
|May 5, 2017
Summary
Contemporary funerals are analyzed for relational aspects like content and participation. The study reveals funerals affirm or reject family ties, highlighting the need to include class culture in future funeral research.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Anthropology
Background:
- Contemporary funerals are complex social events.
- Previous research has not fully explored the relational dynamics within modern funerals.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore relational features of contemporary funerals, including content, participation, and commercial choice.
- To apply Finch and Mason's concept of reflexive relationalism to funeral studies.
- To investigate the role of class culture in funeral practices and family relationships.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of relational features in contemporary funerals.
- Application of reflexive relationalism theory.
- Consideration of class culture in sociological research.
Main Results:
- Contemporary funerals serve as a site for the affirmation and rejection of familial relationships.
- The "doing" of family is evident in funeral practices.
- Class culture significantly influences funeral dynamics and relational outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Funeral studies require methodological adjustments to incorporate class culture.
- Reflexive relationalism offers a valuable framework for understanding funeral events.
- Family relationships are actively constructed and negotiated during funerals.
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