MORT 203 SECTION 4 DEVELOPMENT
OF FUNERAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Q: What is the primary role of an occupational organization within the
funeral industry?
A: ✔✔ Its main purpose is to promote a clear, professional image of the
occupation both to its members and to the general public.
Q: What are some key components of the sociocultural movements that
influenced funeral practices in the U.S.?
A: ✔✔
1. Public Health Reform Movement – Advocated for regulation and licensing
of those handling the deceased.
2. Cremation Reform Movement – Pushed for cremation as a cost-effective
and sanitary alternative to burial.
3. Dr. Julius LeMoyne – Constructed the first crematory in the United States
(Washington, Pennsylvania) primarily for personal use and that of close
associates.
Q: What was the main focus of the General Public Health Movement in
relation to funeral practices?
A: ✔✔ To ensure that individuals involved in handling and disposing of human
remains were properly examined and licensed.
Q: What was the aim of the Specific Movement for Cremation in the 19th
century?
,A: ✔✔ To support funeral reform by promoting cremation and encouraging
reduced funeral expenses.
Q: How did funeral directors organize professionally during the 19th
century?
A: ✔✔ They established strong associations at local, state, and national levels to
unify and professionalize the field.
Origins and early developments - ANSWER✔✔1. Undertakers Mutual Protective
Association of Philadelphia
2. Chicago Undertakers Association
3. Allen Durfee
4. Michigan Funeral Directors Association
Undertakers Mutual Protective Association - ANSWER✔✔First formal
organization of undertakers; established "black book" to register objectionable and
delinquent customers to be shared among members only; originated in
Philadelphia, Jan. 1864
Chicago Undertakers Association - ANSWER✔✔Opened Illinois school of
embalming
Allen Durfee - ANSWER✔✔First president of Michigan Funeral Directors
Association; arranged first state convention
Michigan Funeral Directors Association - ANSWER✔✔Protected professional
practice by recognizing only legitimate undertakers
, Development of the National Funeral Directors Association -
ANSWER✔✔Professional organization of funeral directors and embalmers
organized in 1882; it is the oldest and largest national funeral organization in the
world
Pressures, Interests and motives - ANSWER✔✔1. Needed
spokesman/representatives to transact business
2. Uniform/Standard practice
3. Professionalism
Characteristics of early leadership - ANSWER✔✔Well-to-do, well-educated,
middle-class men
Code of Ethics - ANSWER✔✔Needed for colleagueship/cohesion
Communication within the trade - ANSWER✔✔1. Drummers/Salesmen
2. Trade papers
3. Trade magazines
Drummers/Salesmen - ANSWER✔✔First agents of communication
Trade papers - ANSWER✔✔Articles on embalming, funerals and professionalism
Trade Magazines - ANSWER✔✔Formal medium of communication
Growth, Problems and Change - ANSWER✔✔1. Relationships with associations
OF FUNERAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Q: What is the primary role of an occupational organization within the
funeral industry?
A: ✔✔ Its main purpose is to promote a clear, professional image of the
occupation both to its members and to the general public.
Q: What are some key components of the sociocultural movements that
influenced funeral practices in the U.S.?
A: ✔✔
1. Public Health Reform Movement – Advocated for regulation and licensing
of those handling the deceased.
2. Cremation Reform Movement – Pushed for cremation as a cost-effective
and sanitary alternative to burial.
3. Dr. Julius LeMoyne – Constructed the first crematory in the United States
(Washington, Pennsylvania) primarily for personal use and that of close
associates.
Q: What was the main focus of the General Public Health Movement in
relation to funeral practices?
A: ✔✔ To ensure that individuals involved in handling and disposing of human
remains were properly examined and licensed.
Q: What was the aim of the Specific Movement for Cremation in the 19th
century?
,A: ✔✔ To support funeral reform by promoting cremation and encouraging
reduced funeral expenses.
Q: How did funeral directors organize professionally during the 19th
century?
A: ✔✔ They established strong associations at local, state, and national levels to
unify and professionalize the field.
Origins and early developments - ANSWER✔✔1. Undertakers Mutual Protective
Association of Philadelphia
2. Chicago Undertakers Association
3. Allen Durfee
4. Michigan Funeral Directors Association
Undertakers Mutual Protective Association - ANSWER✔✔First formal
organization of undertakers; established "black book" to register objectionable and
delinquent customers to be shared among members only; originated in
Philadelphia, Jan. 1864
Chicago Undertakers Association - ANSWER✔✔Opened Illinois school of
embalming
Allen Durfee - ANSWER✔✔First president of Michigan Funeral Directors
Association; arranged first state convention
Michigan Funeral Directors Association - ANSWER✔✔Protected professional
practice by recognizing only legitimate undertakers
, Development of the National Funeral Directors Association -
ANSWER✔✔Professional organization of funeral directors and embalmers
organized in 1882; it is the oldest and largest national funeral organization in the
world
Pressures, Interests and motives - ANSWER✔✔1. Needed
spokesman/representatives to transact business
2. Uniform/Standard practice
3. Professionalism
Characteristics of early leadership - ANSWER✔✔Well-to-do, well-educated,
middle-class men
Code of Ethics - ANSWER✔✔Needed for colleagueship/cohesion
Communication within the trade - ANSWER✔✔1. Drummers/Salesmen
2. Trade papers
3. Trade magazines
Drummers/Salesmen - ANSWER✔✔First agents of communication
Trade papers - ANSWER✔✔Articles on embalming, funerals and professionalism
Trade Magazines - ANSWER✔✔Formal medium of communication
Growth, Problems and Change - ANSWER✔✔1. Relationships with associations
