What 38 Million Obituaries Reveal About The Values Americans Cherish Most

(ANALYSIS) Obituaries 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 Academy of Sciences,” we analyzed 38 million obituaries of Americans published from 1998 to 2024.

Analysis, Society, ReligionStylianos Syropoulos, David Markowitz and Kyle Fiore LawDecember 11, 2025Stylianos Syropoulos, David Markowitz, Kyle Fiore Law, analysus, values, death, religion, Primary featureComment

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