Exam 2: Changing Encounters With Death

The leading cancer cause of death for American males is:

Dying trajectories are characterized by two principal features. Identify and briefly explain these two features.

Changes in American death rates can be revealed:

The second leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2014 was_________.

Average life expectancy:

Compare and contrast death rates in American society in 1900 with those in 2014. Add to this comparative portrait by showing how such rates differ by gender and by age.

The three leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2014 were:

How did infant death rates and maternal mortality rates change in the U.S. during the 20th century?

Communicable diseases often produce symptoms like:

Death rates _________.

Projected average life expectancies for all individuals born in the United States in 2014:

The leading cause of deaths in the U.S. in 2014 was_________.

In the world today, relatively few people in developed countries die of communicable diseases, with the exception of:

HIV infection and AIDS:

Leading causes of death in the United States around 1900 were_________.

During 2014, how many people died in the United States?

How have the nature of contemporary families and lifestyle behaviors affected encounters with death in our society? Be specific in explaining and influence of each of these factors and give examples of each.

In the United States in 2015, the deaths of 1063 pregnant women and women in the process of giving birth or immediately after childbirth led to a maternal mortality rate of

Encounters with death in American society are said in Chapter 2 to have changed greatly over the past 100-150 years. Describe three (3)ways in which such encounters have changed. Be specific and take care to show exactly what such encounters were like in the past and how they are now.

During 2014 in the United States, there were _________.