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BSHS 439 Week 3 Team Assignment: Death and Cultural Patterns
Cultural patterns and often related to death and can differ based on a person’s ethnic, religious, and cultural identity.
As a team, develop a chart that details the demographic background of the team members. Once you complete this chart, each team member will research a culture from the list that follows to look for cultural patterns related to death:
- Hispanic Americans
- Caucasian Americans
- Asian and Pacific Island Americans
- American Indians and Native Alaskans
- African Americans
- Christianity
- Classical Greek
- Judaism
- Islam
Note that the above list is not all encompassing. You may wish to report on additional or alternative cultures and religions. The following are example search terms to consider using as you research:
- Uncomplicated grief reactions
- Enriched remembrance
- Cultural mourning
- Assumptive world’s grief and culture
Create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that discusses myths, folklore, worship and funeral practices, mourning, belief in the afterlife, religious beliefs, or other cultural patterns found in your selected culture.
Format any citations in your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
Submit your assignment.