Introduction to Sociology

THINK IT OVER

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  Test Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s five stages of grief. Think of someone or something you have lost. You might consider the loss of a relationship, possession, or aspect of your self-identity. For example, perhaps you dissolved a childhood friendship, sold your car, or got a bad haircut. For even a small loss, did you experience all five stages of grief? If so, how did the expression of each stage manifest? Did the process happen slowly or rapidly? Did the stages occur out of order? Did you reach acceptance? Try to recall the experience and analyze your own response to loss. Does your experience facilitate your empathizing with the elderly?
  

TRY IT

9. 
   Who wrote the book On Death and Dying, outlining the five stages of grief?
   
   1. 
      Ignatz Nascher
      
   2. 
      Erik Erikson
      
   3. 
      Carol Gilligan
      
   4. 
      Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
      

10. 
    Thanatology is the study of ______________.
    
    1. 
       Life expectancy
       
    2. 
       Biological aging
       
    3. 
       Death and dying
       
    4. 
       Adulthood
       

Check your answers at the end of this document

GLOSSARY

grief: a psychological, emotional, and social response to the feelings of loss that accompanies death or a similar event
hospice: healthcare that treats terminally ill people by providing comfort during the dying process
physician-assisted suicide: the voluntary use of lethal medication provided by a medical doctor to end one’s life
thanatology: the systematic study of death and dying
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