Question 1

According to Kastenbaum, a "death system"_________.

Accepted Answer

A) includes persons (e.g., lawyers, florists) 
B) refers to specific times (e.g., Memorial Day) 
C) points to symbols associated with death (e.g., a skull and crossbones) 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) includes persons (e.g., lawyers, florists) 
B) refers to specific times (e.g., Memorial Day) 
C) points to symbols associated with death (e.g., a skull and crossbones) 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 2

In children's cartoons like "Roadrunner," death is often depicted as _________.

Accepted Answer

A) a natural part of living 
B) an occasion for grief 
C) an unrealistic phenomena that does not involve finality 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) a natural part of living 
B) an occasion for grief 
C) an unrealistic phenomena that does not involve finality 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 3

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.

Accepted Answer

One way in which accidental deaths and d

Question 4

Which of the following caused the largest number of death within the United States In 2014?

Accepted Answer

A) HIV 
B) Homicide 
C) Accidental falls 
D) Motor vehicle accidents 
E) War 
A) HIV 
B) Homicide 
C) Accidental falls 
D) Motor vehicle accidents 
E) War

Question 5

Dying by homicide is:

Accepted Answer

A) Usually sudden and unexpected 
B) Often nonviolent 
C) Rarely an experience involving family members 
D) Typically found among older members of society 
E) Most frequently experienced by females 
A) Usually sudden and unexpected 
B) Often nonviolent 
C) Rarely an experience involving family members 
D) Typically found among older members of society 
E) Most frequently experienced by females

Question 6

Since World War II, the lethal potential of nuclear weapons and nuclear power has been manifested in _________.

Accepted Answer

A) the nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979 
B) the results of a natural disaster in Japan in 2011 
C) the explosion in the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl in Ukraine in 1986 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) the nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979 
B) the results of a natural disaster in Japan in 2011 
C) the explosion in the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl in Ukraine in 1986 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 7

The phrase "human-induced deaths" includes deaths caused by_________.

Accepted Answer

A) accidents 
B) homicide 
C) suicide 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) accidents 
B) homicide 
C) suicide 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 8

Which of the following is not an example of socially sanctioned deaths discussed in Chapter 4 in our textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) Genocide 
B) Homicide 
C) War 
D) The Holocaust 
E) Ethnic cleansing 
A) Genocide 
B) Homicide 
C) War 
D) The Holocaust 
E) Ethnic cleansing

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

In contemporary American society, the us

Question 10

Reports of deaths in the news media of contemporary society:

Accepted Answer

A) Are not governed by criteria of newsworthiness 
B) Are a highly selective portrait of death 
C) Emphasize ordinary people who die in ordinary ways 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) Are not governed by criteria of newsworthiness 
B) Are a highly selective portrait of death 
C) Emphasize ordinary people who die in ordinary ways 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

According to Kastenbaum, a "death system"_________.

In children's cartoons like "Roadrunner," death is often depicted as _________.

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.

Which of the following caused the largest number of death within the United States In 2014?

Dying by homicide is:

Since World War II, the lethal potential of nuclear weapons and nuclear power has been manifested in _________.

The phrase "human-induced deaths" includes deaths caused by_________.

Which of the following is not an example of socially sanctioned deaths discussed in Chapter 4 in our textbook?

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?

Reports of deaths in the news media of contemporary society:

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

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

According to Kastenbaum, a "death system"_________.

In children's cartoons like "Roadrunner," death is often depicted as _________.

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.

Which of the following caused the largest number of death within the United States In 2014?

Dying by homicide is:

Since World War II, the lethal potential of nuclear weapons and nuclear power has been manifested in _________.

The phrase "human-induced deaths" includes deaths caused by_________.

Which of the following is not an example of socially sanctioned deaths discussed in Chapter 4 in our textbook?

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?

Reports of deaths in the news media of contemporary society:

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

Filters