DEATH AND DYING

A survey course in thanatology—the study of death and dying. The differences in perceptions of death and dying in different cultures and in America throughout its history are discussed. The course sensitizes students to their own feelings and thus generates sensitivity to others’ feelings. Readings cover such topics as suicide, near-death experiences, euthanasia, the funeral industry, the experience of dying, hospice, children and death, and the grieving process.