- Describe how the practices associated with the medical model of death and dying in the United States (or another Western society) may be regarded as a type of ritual. (You may want to consult the social science literature that defines “ritual” before you begin.)
- Compare the ritual of dying in the United States (or another Western society) to another society that does not adopt a strictly medical model for the dying process.
- Offer a brief commentary on what people in the United States may be able to learn from these nonmedical approaches to dying.
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