2020
DOI: 10.1177/1054137320909358
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Exploring Filipinos’ Preferred Funerary Arrangement for Terminal Departure

Abstract: This is an exploratory study that aimed to find out the funeral arrangement preferences of Filipinos, to discern their thoughts and feelings on death-related aspects, and to generate awareness on funeral planning. A pretested open-ended questionnaire on funeral arrangement features generated 41 (37%) male and 69 (63%) female respondents aged 31 to 70 years with different professions ( N = 110); 10 were interviewed. Participants’ preferences showed a blend of traditional (long vigils, mixed liturgical rites) an… Show more

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“…Answering these research objectives offers at least two contributions. One, this study continues literature on online mourning and respecting the departed which is practically dominated by those from the Anglosphere (see Carroll Agbing, 2020). This study broadly aims to expand the discourse on online commemoration by describing unique conventions outside the West, particularly from the Philippines, whose heavy Facebook use is recognized all over the world.…”
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confidence: 79%
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“…Answering these research objectives offers at least two contributions. One, this study continues literature on online mourning and respecting the departed which is practically dominated by those from the Anglosphere (see Carroll Agbing, 2020). This study broadly aims to expand the discourse on online commemoration by describing unique conventions outside the West, particularly from the Philippines, whose heavy Facebook use is recognized all over the world.…”
Section: Significance Of the Studymentioning
confidence: 79%
“…In doing so, they give importance to the final resting place as it gives integrity and respect to the departed (Laguilles-Villanueva and de Guzman, 2019). Preference of non-representative aging Filipino siblings for traditional ways of funeral services was previously reported (Laguilles-Villafuerte and de Guzman, 2019), although a recent survey among Filipinos ranging from 31 to 70 years old reported mixed predilection to traditional and contemporary practices (Agbing, 2020). Whether this erosion of family closeness and funeraria tradition indeed happens on Facebook-mediated death rituals remains to be seen.…”
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confidence: 89%
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