SS 239 - Death and Dying

Semester Hour(s): 3
An interdisciplinary course which brings together the writings of experts in a variety of fields dealing with the complex and sensitive topic of death and dying. Topics include the social and historical meanings of death in cultural context, changing personal attitudes, the personal experience related to grief and widowhood, as well as the moral dilemmas of suicide, euthanasia, abortion and the right to die.