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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > sociological perspectives on death > Stephenson's historical ages of death in the United States
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > sociological perspectives on death > Stephenson's historical ages of death in the United States
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > sociological perspectives on death > Stephenson's historical ages of death in the United States
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > sociological perspectives on death > Stephenson's historical ages of death in the United States

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Stephenson's historical ages of death in the United States  

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  • People collectively construct meanings, images, and rituals for coping with the mystery and inevitability of death. In the United States, as in all societies, these collective images and rituals for coping with death have changed drastically over time. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Stephenson's Historical Ages of Death in the United States]

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