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social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying
social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying
social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying
social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying

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death and dying  

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  • Death is a universal in society, yet one's life expectancy and feelings about death and dying are shaped by time and place, ethnicity, culture, and social status. Medical advances have vastly increased life expectancy in many parts of the world, which has also influenced people's relationship to death and dying. [Source: The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia; Death and Dying]

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