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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > cross-cultural perspectives on death > cross-cultural perspectives on the social functions of death
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > cross-cultural perspectives on death > cross-cultural perspectives on the social functions of death
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > cross-cultural perspectives on death > cross-cultural perspectives on the social functions of death
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > cross-cultural perspectives on death > cross-cultural perspectives on the social functions of death

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cross-cultural perspectives on the social functions of death  

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  • Death occurs in all societies, yet it evokes an incredible variety of responses. At the moment of death, survivors in some societies remain rather calm, others cry, and still others mutilate their bodies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Social Functions of Death, Cross-Cultural Perspectives]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GP01LQDH-6

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