Nearly two-thirds of Americans now opt for cremation – a figure that has been steadily increasing over five decades. On the surface, that proportion tells a simple story: The nation has embraced ...
Cremation has eclipsed traditional burials as the preferred end-of-life choice in the United States, reshaping the funeral economy in profound ways. According to the National Funeral Directors ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Tanya D. Marsh, Wake Forest University (THE CONVERSATION) Nearly two-thirds of ...