Dying as Social Behavior: Mormon Behavior through Half a Century

Autor:	Charles E. Waddell, Glenn M. Vernon
Rok vydání:	1974
Předmět:	Health (social science) Change patterns Social death Life-span and Life-course Studies Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Psychology Social psychology Code (semiotics)
Zdroj:	OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying. 5:199-206
ISSN:	1541-3764 0030-2228
DOI:	10.2190/c00h-b931-t021-tc3a
Popis:	Distinction is made between biological, clinical, psychological and social death. In an analysis of death behavior of Mormons for 50 years it was found that their rate is consistently lower than that of the U.S. and Utah. However, it evidences essentially the same change patterns as these two other populations. Although some biases may be operating in the available statistics, Mormons are shown to be responsive to both their church and their society. Mormonism incorporates somewhat distinctive meanings of death and also a strong health code, both of which it is assumed are related to the identified patterns.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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