— Death & Dying

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Contemporary social dimensions of death, including cultural and historical variation. Social processes, organization, demographics, and cultural dimensions of death; social meanings of death and dying; medicalization; bereavement; hospice and funeral work; race, class, and gender. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper/Discussion 1 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken SOC 127. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS). Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper/Discussion 1 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken SOC 127. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS).