PSYC 2450 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Main Source

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2450
• Professor: Hank Davis

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Your perspective on death correlating with age was rather interesting. I agree that age is a major factor that affects our concept of death. We know only what we are exposed to. Some scholars see death as a symbolic construction, something we have cobbled together from our experiences, guesswork, and ignorance (kastenbaum, 2012). When we are little and question things, our parents are our main source. Therefore, the information/feedback we are given is very biased and our perceptions become restricted (e. g. , our understanding of death). From childhood to adulthood our perceptions can change or become altered. However, as we become older our perception of death changes as we go through more and more experiences. For example, mass media (television shows, the news, movies, etc. ). Some of the most influential constructions of death in our society come from movies and television, with the internet also coming on strong (kastenbaum,