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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOC 3580 Sociology of Death and Grief


Death as an institution is studied by focusing on death and social values, cultural components of grief, and social functions of bereavement. Particular attention is paid to the social organization of death and dying in bureaucratic settings. Course offered Fall and Spring Semesters. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010 
Credits: 3.0