Occupational Health Issues in Funeral Work: A Study of Dom Caste in Varanasi City, Uttar Pradesh

Kumari, Sarita; Guite, Nemthianngai

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-8421-9_19

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“…In normal circumstances, too, Dom doesn't have any safety equipment to burn dead bodies. As Kumari and Guite (2019) points out that they use a small bamboo shaft and a piece of cloth to burn the body and protect themselves against scorching heat and smoke. During monsoon season situation turns more complicated as the level of Ganges water reaches up to the street.…”

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Understanding of Stigmatization and Death Amid COVID-19 in India: A Sociological Exploration

Kumari

2021

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The unanticipated outbreak of Coronavirus had proven detrimental to human existence. It had created waves of panic, anxiety, and fear among people hence facilitating stigmatization toward an infected person. This stigmatization further influences patients health-seeking behaviour due to the trust deficit in the public health system. The virus had placed the world in an impotent situation as people helplessly watched their loved ones pass away in the absence of effective treatment. Dead bodies are denied a dignified death due to mandatory guidelines prescribed by countries to control the pandemic. This article attempts to understand the process of stigmatization of Coronavirus and its mechanism of influencing the health-seeking behaviour of people. Moreover, the way this stigmatization, accompanied by fear and anxiety, led to the denial of having a dignified death in India.

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Section: Covid-19 Compromising With Death Ritualsmentioning

confidence: 99%