Death & Dying (SOC-0007)

Spring 2027 · SOC 0007 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Death and dying as fundamentally social processes in contemporary society. How the end of life is socially managed in the United States, including the historical evolution of ideas about a “good death” and changing practices surrounding the treatment of the dead. Topics include social and cultural variations in death and dying; the influence of social location–such as race, class, gender, and inequality–on end-of-life experiences; the role of medical, legal, and bureaucratic authorities in classifying and defining causes of death; and the impact of social institutions, including family, law, medicine, and religion, on practices of dying, death, and mourning.

Course codes: SOC-0007, SOC 0007, SOC0007, SOC-7, SOC 7, SOC7

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