Cremation In Anthropology

The degree of social integration discussed in chapter 12 seems to by the most interesting concept. This concept focuses on the importance of a person feeling like he or she belongs their society. Individual, who find themselves isolated from their institution and traditions within their society are known as low integration or low belonging. A lack of social connectedness makes a person become overly dependent on his or her own resources. Consequently, egoistic suicide stems from excessive individualism. This is dangerous state of mind to be in because the individual feels that their nothing for them to live for and that he or she adds no value to the community.
In contrast, when a person is strongly connected to their society, he or she might under certain circumstances volunteer to commit suicide. This is known as altruistic or institutional suicide. This person might self-immolate to protect their society.

Two common ways to dispose bodies is burial and cremation. Burial involves placing the deceased body under the ground or in a mausoleum, like the Egyptians. It was interesting to find out that in some parts of the world the cemetery plot is either rented for several years or purchased outright. I never thought that a cemetery plot can be rented. It makes me wonder what they do to the decreased body after the certain amount of tome is over. The totally payment for a ground burial adds up to about $1,000 and up. I think burying the dead should be free at least for the plot of land because we all will one day need a place to be buried.
On the other hand, cremation is the other alternative. Cremation involves using intensive heat to burn into ashes. A body that is cremated can still be buried or place into an urn kept by the family. But since land is becoming to expensive for burial, cremation has become