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... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > funerals and death-related activities > obtuaries, death notices, and necrology
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > funerals and death-related activities > obtuaries, death notices, and necrology
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > funerals and death-related activities > obtuaries, death notices, and necrology
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > funerals and death-related activities > obtuaries, death notices, and necrology

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obtuaries, death notices, and necrology  

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  • Death is the final equalizer, but how the living interpret and respond to death and how it is presented publicly is social and cultural. Some form of public notification of individual death is common in all of the developed world and much of the underdeveloped world except in times of mass tragedies, such as war, famine, or natural disaster. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Obituaries, Death Notices, and Necrology]

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