SOCI 115 - Sociology of Death and Dying
- Recent Professors
- Corina Diaz
- Recent Semesters
- Fall 2024
- Class Size
- 30 students
- Difficulty
- 6.9Demandingout of 10
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisite
- Recommended Preparation: SOCI 101
- Fall 2024 Sections
- View Fall 2024 sections of SOCI 115
- Transfers To
- UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D
- Description
- This course is a sociological approach to investigating death, dying, and bereavement processes in contemporary society. Students will compare the concept of death historically, socially, psychologically, and cross-culturally. Current legal, medical, and ethical issues related to death and dying, hospice, palliative care, end- of-life issues, violent deaths, and mass killings are also discussed.