Cultural Competency in Local Government Cemetery Management. (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zavattaro, Staci M.
• Is Part Of: Public integrity. Volume 23:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 14
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: cemetery management -- interviews -- social justice; Civil service ethics -- United States -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States -- Periodicals; Political ethics -- United States -- Periodicals; Civil service ethics -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; Political ethics -- Periodicals; Civil service ethics; Political ethics; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects; United States; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; CIVIL SERVICE; MORAL ASPECTS; POLITICAL ETHICS; Periodicals; 172
• DOI: 10.1080/10999922.2020.1777065
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1099-9922

Abstract

Abstract : Local government cemetery management is an unexplored area of public administration, and this paper begins to tackle that gap by exploring the role of cultural competency in the role. Based on a content analysis of interviews with 35 municipal cemetery managers throughout the U.S., I find cultural competence manifests in several ways: racial segregation even in death; intersectional identities; and funeral economics. The paper brings to light the ways in which cemetery managers must confront, understand, and tackle cultural differences in life, death, and beyond.