ANTH 3348 - Death and Dying

Institution:

Trinity University

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Description:

A critical overview of the social and cultural sources of humanity's outlooks and practices toward the dying and the dead. Beginning with historical and cross-cultural analyses of death systems, the course proceeds to develop sociologically the roles of religion, philosophy, psychology, science, politics and medicine in shaping orientations toward war, abortion, suicide, environmental destruction, organ transplants, euthanasia, funerary ritual and capital punishment. It concludes with analyses of the experiences of those who die and those who survive. (Also listed as SOCI 3348.)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.trinity.edu

Phone Number:

(210) 999-7011

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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