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

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conceptualizations of death  

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  • Death is generally considered the only certainty of life. At the same time, however, no matter where or when one is living, death is also regarded the ultimate mystery of human experience. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Defining and Conceptualizing Death]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MP6BWNN8-8

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