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Cultural Perspectives of Death Rituals & Attitudes Towards Dying Paper I want to design like the attachment but using thailand buddhist flag and design. Then organize this information it it. this is a part of the project which i did so far

INTRO –

Where death takes place, grief follows. A topic of which science, philosophy, and religion have debated since the beginning of time and a universal experience; death is marked in many different ways around the world. The attitudes people have towards the inevitability and finality of death is cultivated by their culture, traditions, and beliefs.

Buddhism teaches that fear of death is an unwholesome mindstate. Buddhists believe that.

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The following content should be included in the final project:

Introduction
Attitudes towards dying (i.e., who makes end of life decisions, how do they view dying, suffering, role of the individual, role of family, trust or mistrust issues in health care, etc.)
Death rituals (e.g., burial, cremation, funerals, etc.).
Bereavement/Grief (i.e., what does the literature indicate specifically about the culture/religious group selected; is there a mourning period, bereavement tasks they need to complete, rituals, etc.)
Conclusion

Format

Use footnotes for references OR APA for in-text citations and a reference page
Cite images
Use of headings to enhance organization
Page numbers
Single-spaced
Title page with names of group members (be creative with the title page)

Word count
The minimum word count minimum is 2200 words; please do not exceed 3000 words. Do not inadvertently count the reference page as part of your minimum word count. IN THE EYES OF
JAMAICA
By [Student Names Redacted]
Social Work 4395 Death, Grief and Loss
INTRODUCTION
There are many different cultures
and religions around the world. The
different aspects and teachings show the
way people live their lives. Jamaican
culture is extremely unique in their
traditions and lifestyles. After researching
Jamaican culture particularly focusing on
death, grief and loss, we were able to
learn more about their culture and their unique practices. Death is valued in a different
way than it is in American culture. The ancestry dates back for centuries and death is a
large part of it. The traditions and rituals highlight a person’s life and show the
communities overall openness to dying. Each tradition also shows their strong belief in
wanting every soul to find salvation and pass into Heaven. They tailor their rituals and
even the persons casket to the person who has died to emphasize that person’s life. The
spiritual traditions show their deep rooted culture that influences family roles, healthcare,
death, grief and rituals. However, every death has a common starting point, the desire to
save or heal a loved one.
ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEATH AND DYING
At the end of life in any culture health care can be very important. Jamaica has a
higher life expectancy than a lot of countries that they are often compared to, but their
biggest issue is dominated by infectious diseases and malnutrition, which is the cause of
majority of deaths.1 Jamaica struggles to find a way to keep the death rates down.
Health care in Jamaica is different compared to the health care in the United States
because it is free for everyone (or of small
cost), which creates easy access to health
care for Jamaican citizens. 2Even though
this is the case, Jamaicans will often look
for spiritual healing first and if that fails then
they will go seek health care and medicine
from a hospital or a clinic. Even when a
person is in the hospital, you would often
find bibles open in patient’s rooms to ward
off the evil spirits since in their eyes they
see illness as evil. If they can be taken
home, the family will because they like to
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Theodore, K., Lafoucade, A., Stoddard, D., Thomas, W., & Yearwood, A. (2002). Health system inequalities and
poverty in Jamaica. In Investment in Health: Social & Economic Returns. (pp. 189-202) Washing D.C.: Pan American
Health Organization.
2 Lavy, V., Palumbo, M., & Stern, S. N. (1995). Health care in Jamaica: Quality, outcomes, and labor supply (Report
No. 116). Washington, D.C.: World Ban
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because these symbolize death’s arrival.3 Exorcisms are often sought out by the family
members for the person who is dying. Women are the ones making most of the
decisions when it comes to loved ones being in the poor health or nearing death. The
mother is considered the head of the household and the father tends to not be present.
The trend is that they like to hold on to their loved ones for as long as possible and
sometimes refuse to sign documents that prepare them for death such as DNR’s.
Surprisingly, consent for organ donation is generally not given because they believe that
the dying person “must remain whole or complete- to leave the world as they entered it.”
In fact, even talking about organ donation with Jamaican black families may be
considered insulting.4 After the loved one has died, it is still common practice in parts of
Jamaica to pass a young child over the dead body three times in prevention of the spirit
causing harm to those left. Jamaica’s rich culture influences not only their everyday lives
but also death, grief and loss. Expression is big in Jamaica and for centuries, people’s
attitudes towards death have changed but have also been expressed in different ways as
well. Jamaicans use folk tales and grave decorations that creates a positive atmosphere
when a family experiences a death.5The attitude towards death seems to be more
positive and somewhat of a celebration. The kin and the community all provide support
and assist when a person dies and it has become one of the most important things in
Jamaican culture and everyone has a part in it.6
DEATH RITUALS
Around the world, the different cultures and religions lead to different traditions to
follow the teachings. There are so many different traditions in Jamaica, but the main
focus of this will be on the burials, funerals and rituals. One of the most well-known burial
traditions in Jamaica is called Nine Night (also commonly referred to as Set Up). The
Nine Night burial is held on the ninth night after the loss of a loved one to give the “soul”
time to prepare for the journey into the afterlife.
This event has even been compared to Dia de
los Muerto, which is a well-known tradition in
Mexico. Nine Night is a way to celebrate the
passage of moving on. And a celebration
cannot be complete without music, food and
drinks. It is not uncommon for music and songs
to be a big part in the burials. For example, in
Christians and Jewish religions, they play
psalms during funerals. In Jamaican culture
they sing and dance to multiple hymns to
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20150531/death-nine-nights-part-1,
3
Lobar, S. L., Youngblut, J. M., & Brooten, D. (2006). Cross-cultural beliefs, ceremonies and rituals surrounding death
of a loved one. Pediatric Nursing, 32, 44-50. Retrieved March 15,
4Lobar, S. L., Youngblut, J. M., & Brooten, D. (2006). Cross-cultural beliefs, ceremonies and rituals surrounding death
of a loved one. Pediatric Nursing, 32, 44-50. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
5
Pigou, Beverly E. (2008).Welcome to UWISpace, The University of the West Indies Institutional Repository for
Research and Scholarship. UWISpace Home. uwispace.sta.uwi.edu/dspace/.
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“Jamaica.” Countries and Their Cultures, www.everyculture.com/Ja-Ma/Jamaica.html.
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CONCLUSION
After doing extensive research and learning about the Jamaican culture, it is clear
how important death is to their culture. Spirituality, culture and rituals are all intertwined
with the death practices in Jamaica. We were able to compare the similarities and
differences of our own cultures and backgrounds to Jamaicans. Unlike the United States,
Jamaica has access to free healthcare but still tend to prefer spiritual healers. Jamaicans
also have a more positive outlook of a death compared to American culture. In the
United States we tend to focus more on the sadness of funerals and death in general
while they have a very long elaborate celebration for the life of the deceased. In Jamaica
they believe that their spirit continues its journey into the afterlife, in turn the families
beliefs are important as a way to assure a safe passage. American culture and practice
are very different and getting to see how a different culture does things was enlightening
and unique. In America we tend to shy away from talking about death and sometimes
even avoid death related things all together. American’s could benefit from some of the
ideas and practices used by the Jamaicans to create a more positive and open death
environment.
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