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WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY
SOCIOLOGY 358
SOCIOLOGY of DEATH AND GRIEF
Professor: Rosanne Martorella, Ph.D.
Office: Science Building 348
Office Hours: Posted on the door
Phone: 973 - 720-2388
Fax: 201 - 595-3522
Email:
romartin@frontier.wpunj.edu
Course Objectives
 acquaint students with the sociological perspective in death and grief
explore students own attitudes toward death and dying
understand society's effect on dying behavior
analyze significant issues and social problems in the area (such as: teenage suicide, euthanasia, AIDS, cancer
mortality, etc.)
analyze the effect of bureaucratic settings on the dying and their family members
(i.e. hospitals, hospice, nursing homes, etc.)
examine ethical issues surrounding death and dying (such as: right to die, informed
consent, living will, etc.)
Required Readings
The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying, 4th edition. DeSpelder and Strickland.
Palo Alto, California: Mayfield Publishing Company, 1996.
Death in the Midst of Life. Jack Kamerman. New York: Prentice Hall, 1988.
Selected articles from the New York Times, film analysis, and hand outs.
Grading System
25% Midterm
25% Final
10% Museum Report
20% Computer Assignment
10% Cemetery Report
Attendance is mandatory and tardiness is frowned upon!
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