Processes of Death OUTLINE I. INTRODUCTION a. Deat

b. Cultural means of the death process

II. DEATH AS A UNIVERSAL (KublerRoss)

b. Means and modes of coping with death

a. Similarities with KublerRoss system

b. Differences with KublerRoss system

Since the late 1960s, one of the standard sources for information on the way that humans deal with the process of death has been the book On Death and Dying by Elizabeth KublerRoss. KublerRoss' systemization of the death and dying has helped millions understand the processes surrounding a subject that is both uncomfortable and inevitable within the context of societal development. Within this process, in fact, KublerRoss has sequenced the way that people deal with death: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally acceptance. These stages are not necessarily complete, nor are they always internalized in the same order by different people. Nevertheless, KublerRoss has identified these traits and believes them to be part of a universal mode of culturally accepting the death of a loved one. In the same manner, each of these processes accomplishes a psychological healing effect on the individual experiencing grief.

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through their own particular culture. It is also important to note that these societal strategies contain something even more important a universal predilection for placing the grief process within a contextual basis in order to move from one stage of development to another. It is just this evolution of behavior that allows humans to effectively manage their grief, come to terms with the various processes of death, and finally to be able to remember the departed and continue on with a psychologically healthy life. Although KublerRoss maintains that these features are present in every societal group, it is necessary to look at the microcosm of culture and society as related to the process of death in an alternate model of development, in this case Korean culture. As an ancient society, the Korean people have always been more oriented to the present time than their historic past, or their attitude of what may or may not be possible in the future. According to their ancient traditions, written in one form in the Samgukyusa, the totemism of the Korean people is expressed in the land, its beauty, and the way the people deal with each other and nature while on this earth. Little is mentioned about the hereafter, and supernatur

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