2020-2021 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

SOC 440 Death and Dying: Sociological Implications

Different cultural, social, and historical perspectives on death and their impact on social roles and institutional change. Problems faced by the health care profession in meeting the needs of the terminally ill and the bereaved. Student will be required to have a field experience with a terminally ill patient and/or bereaved family.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

SOC 110 or SOC 111 or GERO 101

General Education

Offered

  • Fall and Spring