When many people in the United States prepare a turkey today, do they get the turkey ready to cook alone or with other people? How about when carving the turkey?

How many people gather around the turkey preparing it to go into the oven or onto the grill or into a fryer? Or is this more commonly a solo activity?

It might be different for the carving. Does this take place at the table or off in the kitchen? Does just one person get to wield the tools to carve the turkey?

Gathering for the meal is more communal. Thanksgiving is pitched as a family holiday. Does that familial interaction extend to the food preparation? Is it different for the turkey compared to other food items on the Thanksgiving table?