Question 1

Identify and explain one way in which accidental deaths and deaths from homicide are similar, as well as one way in which they are different. Be specific.

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Question 2

Explain the role that the media plays in our death system. Show how the media portrays death, how it affects our encounters with death, and how they help to shape our attitudes toward death.

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Question 3

Identify and explain one important element in the contemporary American death system and show how it functioned in relation to the events of September 11, 2001.
Be specific. Give examples.

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Question 4

Explain what is unique about the Holocaust and the beginning of the nuclear era in terms of their effects on our encounters and attitudes toward death. That is, why and how do they change in some ways our understanding of, encounters with, and attitudes toward death.

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Question 5

In contemporary American society, there are some situations in which language about death is not used or avoided, and other situations in which death-related language is used freely. Why is that so? What is different about these contrasting sets of situations and about these two kinds of languages?

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Question 6

Identify and explain one way in deaths associated with the Holocaust and deaths associated with the atomic bombing of Hiroshima are similar, as well as one way in which they are different. Be specific.

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Question 7

Using the text's definition of terrorism, show how terrorism is significant for our study of death, dying, and bereavement in terms of its perpetrators, means, and goals. Be specific. Give examples.

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Question 8

This chapter uses Kastenbaum's concept of a "death system" to draw together information about death-related encounters, attitudes, and practices. Respond to the following three requirements:
a. Define what is meant by a death system.
b. Identify, briefly explain, and give an example of each of the components of a death system.
c. Identify, briefly explain, and give an example of each of the functions of a death system.

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Question 9

Identify and explain three (3) lessons arising from the discussion of human-induced death in Chapter 4 that are significant for our understanding of the contemporary American death system.

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Question 10

Compare and contrast typical ways in which death appears in any two (2) of the following three media contexts: (A) television news reports, (b) death announcements in the newspapers, (c) entertainment programs on television.

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Quiz 4: Death-Related Practices and the American Death System