In Her Childhood Dream, a Funeral Home Was the Destination - Tim Stelloh
Lisa S. Dozier saw her great uncle's dead body when she was seven. This event set the path for the rest of her life because she wanted to make dead people look as peaceful as he did. She now runs her own funeral home, which is unique because she works in a male dominant industry. Women are quickly beginning to merge themselves into the funeral industry. Her parents never took her want to work with the dead seriously until she graduated college and began working as an apprentice. Though working in the industry brings questions from many people, her work is important because a woman knows specific things that a man might not. In order for her to graduate from school, she needed an apprenticeship which is hard for women to find in the industry. She found one while on a bus, and now drives hearses sometimes, which catches people's eyes.
Daily Life in the Business of Death - Stella Kramer
Scott Palmer grew up with his family's funeral home business. Palmer decided not to join the family business when he got older, but he did a photo project titled "Raised by the Dead". He did the project because people are uncomfortable with the subject of funerals. The photo series is expressed with no emotion- in order to show fact. Many people are shocked when they see the photos, but soon become curious. Much of society is appalled yet secretly attracted to death, and tries to avoid dealing with it as much as possible. Palmer's project allowed him to get closer to his family.
These articles were relatively different. The first one discussed the difficulty for a woman to work in the funeral industry, and the second focused on the uncomfortable aspect of the care of the dead. They both discussed really interesting aspects for this unit, but I think the focus lies mainly on the emotional difficulty that people have when caring for the dead.
Lisa S. Dozier saw her great uncle's dead body when she was seven. This event set the path for the rest of her life because she wanted to make dead people look as peaceful as he did. She now runs her own funeral home, which is unique because she works in a male dominant industry. Women are quickly beginning to merge themselves into the funeral industry. Her parents never took her want to work with the dead seriously until she graduated college and began working as an apprentice. Though working in the industry brings questions from many people, her work is important because a woman knows specific things that a man might not. In order for her to graduate from school, she needed an apprenticeship which is hard for women to find in the industry. She found one while on a bus, and now drives hearses sometimes, which catches people's eyes.
Daily Life in the Business of Death - Stella Kramer
Scott Palmer grew up with his family's funeral home business. Palmer decided not to join the family business when he got older, but he did a photo project titled "Raised by the Dead". He did the project because people are uncomfortable with the subject of funerals. The photo series is expressed with no emotion- in order to show fact. Many people are shocked when they see the photos, but soon become curious. Much of society is appalled yet secretly attracted to death, and tries to avoid dealing with it as much as possible. Palmer's project allowed him to get closer to his family.
These articles were relatively different. The first one discussed the difficulty for a woman to work in the funeral industry, and the second focused on the uncomfortable aspect of the care of the dead. They both discussed really interesting aspects for this unit, but I think the focus lies mainly on the emotional difficulty that people have when caring for the dead.
I did my interview with my friend Sophia at Riverdale Funeral Home. We spoke to Jim, the office manager. He takes care of family needs and has to think logically as well as realistically to help families get what they want. Riverdale Funeral Home is a family-owned operation, which creates a sense of warmth, and sometimes their clients know someone in the family which can provide more comfort for the family. He said that a lot of families opt for cremation, but that when there is a body burial, the home requires embalming. But touching on a more personal note, he said that he has to separate his emotions for different places. He compared his work experience as an English teacher to his current job; while he's comfortable with his co-workers, he needs to suppress certain emotions at work. At home, same thing, just different things need to be suppressed. Overall to me, Jim seems to handle himself pretty well at work, and I hope that the same goes for at home.
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