Here Is a Description of a Wake and a Funeral

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Here is a description of a wake and a funeral service.
At the funeral home, the body is laid out in a casket near the front of the viewing room. The top half of the body is visible. People come to the funeral home and talk with family members, and usually go up to the casket and view, and sometimes touch, the body. The next day, a short service led by a clergyperson is held at the funeral home. Then several people in several cars follow the hearse to the cemetery. There the casket is placed above the open grave. A short ceremony is held at this gravesite; then the family leaves. After they are gone, the casket is lowered into the grave.
Chapter 11 in our textbook argues that there are several tasks associated with funeral ritual. Choose two (2)of the tasks discussed, and using the above description, show how what was done there was likely to be helpful or unhelpful in accomplishing those tasks. Explain your answer carefully.