Death System & Cultural Context →
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THE DEATH SYSTEM & ITS CULTURAL VARIATIONS
➢ death American: Death is not viewed as the end of existence- after
system logical body has died, the spiritual body is believed to live
on.
People Hindu & Buddhist: Cultural variation in attitudes towards
death include belief in reincarnation.
Gond (India): Death is believed caused by magic and
Places or Contexts demons.
Tanal (Madagascar): Death is believed to be caused by
natural forces.
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Objects CHANGING HISTORICAL CIRCUMSTANCES
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→ Ancient Greeks:
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→ Mumbai and Bangladesh: Defining Death & Life/Death Issues
ISSUES IN DETERMINING DEATH
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→ rigor mortis
Brain Death
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Passive Euthanasia
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→ Active Euthanasia
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Assisted Suicide
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DECISIONS REGARDING LIFE, DEATH, AND HEALTH CARE
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Advance Care Planning →
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NEEDED: BETTER CARE FOR DYING INDIVIDUALS.
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living will
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→ Advance Directive →
Euthanasia (Easy Death) →
mercy killing
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→
THE DEATH SYSTEM & ITS CULTURAL VARIATIONS
➢ death American: Death is not viewed as the end of existence- after
system logical body has died, the spiritual body is believed to live
on.
People Hindu & Buddhist: Cultural variation in attitudes towards
death include belief in reincarnation.
Gond (India): Death is believed caused by magic and
Places or Contexts demons.
Tanal (Madagascar): Death is believed to be caused by
natural forces.
Times
Objects CHANGING HISTORICAL CIRCUMSTANCES
➢
Symbols →
→
→ Ancient Greeks:
→
→ During war, famine, and plague:
→
→ Americans:
→ Mumbai and Bangladesh: Defining Death & Life/Death Issues
ISSUES IN DETERMINING DEATH
➢
→ rigor mortis
Brain Death
→
→
, → →
Passive Euthanasia
→
→ Active Euthanasia
→
→
Assisted Suicide
→
DECISIONS REGARDING LIFE, DEATH, AND HEALTH CARE
➢
→
➢
Advance Care Planning →
→
→
NEEDED: BETTER CARE FOR DYING INDIVIDUALS.
→
→
living will
→
→
→
→ Advance Directive →
Euthanasia (Easy Death) →
mercy killing
→
