thanatology

toc = Definition: = The scientific study of death and dying. HGD Chapter 19, p. 496

= Examples: =

Thanatology includes studying how people in society prepare for and deal with death, not only the biological aspects of it. http://www.thanatology.org/home.html

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= Analogies: = If dying is an art, than thanatologist are art critics.

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=In the News:= [|Music-Thanatology featured in Portland, OR news story] The above link describes music thanatology and shows a video of how it works. It also shows a video that may help!

[|Music-thanatologists provide comfort during life's final journey] Is about how music thanatologists provide comfort to their patients.

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