SYG4362

This course introduces students to the concepts of death and dying in socio-historical and cultural context. Topics covered in this class include the demography of mortality, causes of and categories of death, the health care system and professional responses to death, hospice, end of life decisions, survivorship, bereavement, adjustment and coping, legal and moral issues, as well as death across the life span.

3 (3 lecture hours)

Bachelor