Sociology of Death and Dying

COURSE FOR SPRING SEMESTER 2009

SOCY 422 - Sociology of Death and Dying
Tuesday & Thursday 12:30-1:45pm
Dr. Victoria S. Curtis


WHAT IS DEATH? What does death mean? How do we make sense of death? What is dying, and when does it begin? This class will cover such topics as death from natural disasters, epidemics, mass killings and end of life.


*This class counts towards an interdisciplinary minor in social gerontology.