SOCL 340 - Death and Dying

Institution:

Glenville State University

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Description:

Death and Dying explores the issues and problems that mortality presents to modern American society. The topics examined in this course include attitudes toward death, the dying patient/person, the role of the care-giving professional, death and children, grief, legal aspects of death, the funeral, widowhood, suicide, and moral and ethical issues surrounding death. The course integrates the historical, psychological and sociological perspectives on these issues with emphasis on the sociological.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.glenville.edu

Phone Number:

(304) 462-7361

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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