What 38 million obituaries reveal about how Americans define a ‘life well lived’
- Written by Stylianos Syropoulos, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University
Obituaries provide a window into the prevailing traditions and moral values of their time.alexmillos/iStock via Getty Images PlusObituaries preserve what families most want remembered about the people they cherish most. Across time, they also reveal the values each era chose to honor.
In a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National...
