Sociology of Death and Dying (SOCY 206)

Term: 2024-2025 Fall Semester

Faculty

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Dan Hall's Contact and Office Hours Information

Preferred Contact Method: dan.hall@baycollege.edu

Office phone ext.: 4034

Office: CB 210

Winter 2025 Semester Office Hours Date Range: January 13th - May 9th

In-Person: Wednesdays: 11:55am – 12:55pm Eastern Time & 2:30 - 4:30pm Eastern Time

Zoom: Mondays and Tuesdays: 11:30AM – 12:30PM Eastern Time

Zoom Office Hours Link: Varies per meeting, email to schedule

*General Office Hours are not held outside of semester date range or finals week

Schedule

Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri-Sat-Sun, 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (8/26/2024 - 12/13/2024) Location: ONLIN-WEB-WEB
Tue, 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (8/26/2024 - 12/13/2024) Location: ONLIN WEB WEB

Description

This course uses the sociological perspective to explore the group and individual response to death, dying, and bereavement within society. Students will examine the consequences and effects of death at the cultural, religious, family, and community levels and will learn the social process experienced during the dying process. Topics will include: America's Death System, War and Terrorism, Suicide, Euthanasia, Aging and the Elderly, Sociology of the (Dying) Body, Economies of Death, and the process of Bereavement and Grief. Meets the Social & Behavioral Science requirement. Prerequisites: R