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HNSC 3314 Human Encounters with Death and Bereavement

Readings & Videos

Weekly Content

  1. Weekly lecture video
  2. Centers for Disease Control (1999) “Ten Great Public Health Achievements of the 20th Century”
  3. The Atlantic (2012) "How the Unrelenting Threat of Death Shapes Our Behavior
  4. YouTube video: Terror Management Theory Explained (18:44)
  5. Ira Byock video (2008) "Why are we so afraid of death?" (3:20)
  6. Matthew O'Reilly video (2014) "’Am I dying?’ The honest answer” (5:38)
  7. [OPTIONAL] George Dvorsky (2012) “How We Died 200 Years Ago, Compared to How We Die Today"

Citation: mr1001nights (Mar 27, 2018) Terror Management Theory Explained (18:43) https://youtu.be/NELC2NLC3SQ?si=Iwqqjf5S4F6freF9

Citation: Ira Byock (2008) Why are we so afraid of death? (3:20) https://bigthink.com/videos/why-are-we-so-afraid-of-death/

Citation: Matthew O’Reilly (July 2014) “Am I dying?” The honest answer. (5:23) TED@NYC https://www.ted.com/talks/matthew_o_reilly_am_i_dying_the_honest_answer

OPTIONAL READINGS

Activities Due

  1. Slack post (Sun)
  2. Two Slack replies (Wed)
  3. Session #3 Quiz on Blackboard (Wed)
  4. Proposal for Assignment #5 activity due (submitted as part of your weekly Slack post)

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