Ch.1: The study of death

the study of death-related behavior including actions and emotions concerned with dying, death, and bereavement

hospitals

knowing what lead to the death

there are fewer farmers leading to less exposure and experience with death

the fear of becoming a victim to future possible terrorism.  More anxious and nervous about death.

chronic diseases last a long time and eventually lead to death whereas acute diseases lead to death in a much shorter period of time

• society is a social system of interacting parts
• people fill roles that society expects them to fill
• the function of death is bringing family closer together (creates jobs)
• death is considered a function of the overall balance

• Inequality and competition for resources
• type of care depends on ability to afford it
• based on care able to afford leads to how the mortality statistic turns out
• can create family conflicts (who gets what after death of family member)

• Rewards and costs are based on the possible benefits gained from the results of certain actions
• there are costs and benefits based on social standards

• society is socially constructed
• society creates meanings for symbols
• based on how we interpret meanings leads to how we interact
• perceptions are based on the situations we end up in