SOCI 242 - Death and Dying

Institution:

Smith College

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Description:

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: SOCI 101 or SOCI 241 or consent of the instructor. Analyzes social and cultural patterns in the meanings, attitudes, rituals, and institutional practices associated with dying, death, and bereavement. Examines individual and medicalized dying with associated ethical and political concerns, and public/political dying, such as homicide, capital punishment, and genocide. Staff.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.smith.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 584-2700

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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