Online Presence of the Funeral Industry: The Example of the Quebec Federation of Funeral Cooperatives.
| Autor: | Beaunoyer E; Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada.; Faculty of Nursing, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada.; CERVO Brain Research Center, Quebec City, QC, Canada., Guitton A; Université Clermont-Auvergne, CNRS, Mines de Saint-Etienne, Clermont-Auvergne-INP, LIMOS, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France., Guitton MJ; Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada.; CERVO Brain Research Center, Quebec City, QC, Canada. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Omega [Omega (Westport)] 2024 Dec; Vol. 90 (2), pp. 762-782. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 29. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00302228221111936 |
| Abstrakt: | The digitalization of modern societies has offered new tools for funeral industries to reach the communities they serve, ranging from using technologies in funeral planning, in commemoration of the dead, or to support the bereaved. The COVID-19 pandemic only pushed this need for online presence of the funeral industries further. We explore the digitalization of funeral industries through the example of Quebec (Canada), where many funeral institutions are regrouped under a federation of funeral cooperatives. We analyze how this influences the delivery of funeral services and allows the development of common services answering various needs of the population (e.g., a funding program for youth funerals, an ecological memorialization program, online grief support). Finally, we discuss how the federation's online presence contributes to its mission, and more largely whether it changes the perception of the industry. Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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