SOC 320 - Sociology of Death

Prerequisite, SOC 101, or consent of instructor. An interdisciplinary investigation of death, dying, and the grieving process including, dying as a psychological process, the denial of death, the repression of grief and loss, and relating to one’s own death and the death of significant others. Students explore how the experience, fear, and quality of death has changed historically over the centuries. (Offered every year.) 3 credits