Module 4: Cultural concepts and social ideals

Death and dying have attracted a great deal of public interest in recent years. This research area includes questions regarding how death and dying are given meaning, cultural representations of death and dying, and relevant social normalisation processes.

Completed research projects

Alternative religiosity and its consequences at the end of life Alternative religiosity and its consequences at the end of life http://www.nfp67.ch/en/projects/module-4-cultural-concepts-social-ideals/project-lueddeckens Prof. Dr. Dorothea Lüddeckens, Dr. phil. Rafael Walthert, Prof. Dr. Helmut Zander End of life and diversity in nursing homes End of life and diversity in nursing homes http://www.nfp67.ch/en/projects/module-4-cultural-concepts-social-ideals/project-znoj Prof. Dr. Heinzpeter Znoj, Dr. Corina Salis Gross End-of-life in prison: legal context, institutions and actors End-of-life in prison: legal context, institutions and actors http://www.nfp67.ch/en/projects/module-4-cultural-concepts-social-ideals/project-hostettler Dr. Ueli Hostettler, Dr. Marina Richter, Prof. Dr. Nicolas Queloz Facing the loss of a parent – how is institutional support interiorised? Facing the loss of a parent – how is institutional support interiorised? http://www.nfp67.ch/en/projects/module-4-cultural-concepts-social-ideals/project-schimmelmann Prof. Dr. Benno Schimmelmann, Dr. Caroline Grosser Imagination and communication of trust at the end of life Imagination and communication of trust at the end of life http://www.nfp67.ch/en/projects/module-4-cultural-concepts-social-ideals/project-buehler Prof. Dr. Pierre Bühler Meaning in life, spirituality and personal values at the end of life Meaning in life, spirituality and personal values at the end of life http://www.nfp67.ch/en/projects/module-4-cultural-concepts-social-ideals/project-borasio Prof. Dr. Gian Domenico Borasio, Dr. Mathieu Bernard, Dr. Claudia Gamondi, Dr. Florian Strasser