Published in 1963, This Book Was Most Critical of the Funeral

question 24

Multiple Choice

Published in 1963, this book was most critical of the funeral industry.

• A)Jessica Mitford's The American Way of Death
• B)Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's On Death and Dying
• C)Herman Feifel's The Meaning of Death
• D)Ernest Becker's The Denial of Death

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