Dead woman wearing sunglasses and sundress carried through a street in open casket.

Learning Objective

In Week 2 students will:

Analyze the impact of selected divergent cultural beliefs and practices to assess their values for survivors.

Achieving this Learning Objective will enable us to make progress toward obtaining the course's final Student Learning Outcomes to:

Evaluation of the belief in an afterlife.
Analysis of attitudes and practices about death and dying.
Examination of religious, philosophical. and popular beliefs about death and dying.

Activities to Achieve Learning Objective

In a discussion contrast Cocopa and Hopi funeral rites.
In a paper examine the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead.
In a Journal describe the death practices of three non-Western cultures to console mourners and compare their effectiveness to the practices of your own culture.

Assessing your Progress and the Course

You have the opportunity take a short survey to identify the main thing you have learned so far in the course and to assess the effectiveness of the class to reach your learning goals. The survey is optional, nongraded, and anonymous.