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Euthanasia, A Sociological View

The Euthanasia Debate,
Related To
The Thomas Theorem



Topic: Euthanasia related to the Thomas Theorem
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In The Unadjusted Girl W.I.Thomas wrote, "Preliminary to any self-determined act of behavior there is always a stage of examination and deliberation which we may call the definition of the situation. And actually not only concrete acts are dependent on the definition of the situation, but gradually a whole life-policy and the personality of the individual himself follow from a series of such definitions." (University of Missouri St Louis web site. W. I. Thomas – Definition of the Situation.)

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines euthanasia as "follows:
"eu·tha·na·sia Pronunciation: "yü-th&-'nA-zh(E-)&
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek, easy death, from euthanatos, from eu- + thanatos death: the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or......


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