2024-2025 Surry Community College Catalog 
    
    Feb 02, 2025  
2024-2025 Surry Community College Catalog
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SOC - 244 Sociology of Death & Dying


Class Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
When Offered: On Demand

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Local Prerequisite(s): None
Local Co-requisite(s): None

This course presents sociological perspectives on death and dying. Emphasis is placed on analyzing the different death rates among various groups, races, and societies, as well as various types of death. Upon completion, students should be able to discuss the rituals of death, both cultural and religious, and examine current issues relating to death and dying. *This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA and ICAA as a pre-major and/or elective course requirement.*



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