SOC 161 - Death, Loss and Grief
Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: RDG 090 and ENGL 090 or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
C6 General Education Social Systems Satisfier Y
MTA Social Sciences Satisfier Y
Session Cycle: WI
This course analyzes the historical, socio-cultural, psychological and political construction of death, dying and bereavement in the United States and across world cultures. Ethical debates in the right-to-die movement and other social issues about the quality of life will be explored. This course will also address the challenges and rewards in working with the dying and grieving.
Notes: Humanities/Social Sciences Division
Theory Hours: 45
Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate understanding of different meanings of loss and the impact of loss on those dying, on caregivers, and on larger social groups.
Applies to General Education Social Systems Competency Objectives A, B, and C.
2. Summarize the different theoretical models for understanding loss, death, and grieving.
Applies to General Education Social Systems Competency Objective D.
3. Summarize public policy issues related to the care of the dying.
Applies to General Education Social Systems Competency Objective B.
4. Describe the variety of cultural and religious approaches to death and dying.
Applies to General Education Social Systems Competency Objectives B and C.
5. Evaluate ethical issues involved in death and loss and discuss the impact of caregivers’ values and reactions to these issues.
Applies to General Education Social Systems Competency Objectives A and C.
6. Demonstrate understanding of the current research on sociological variables that influence the dying, caregivers, and the bereaved.
Applies to General Education Social Systems Competency Objectives B and D.
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