| Description |
xi, 195 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Springer series on death and suicide |
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Springer series on death and suicide.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Robert Kastenbaum -- 1. Introduction -- 2. An overview of the death-ethnicity relationship : Kalish and Reynolds -- 3. Factors influencing death attitudes : Kalish and Reynolds -- 4. The impact of cultural change on death attitudes -- 5. The present study -- 6. Analysis of findings : intrastudy variability -- 7. Analysis of findings : interstudy variability -- 8. Hypotheses regarding interstudy and intrastudy variability -- 9. Discussion -- App. A. Summary of results by ethnicity, age, and gender for the present study -- App. B. Chi square comparisons of Kalish and Reynolds' study with the present study's results on selected items |
| Summary |
"Bert Hayslip and Cynthia Peveto compare the findings from the landmark 1970s Kalish and Reynolds' Death and Ethnicity Study to their own present study and examine the impact of cultural change on death attitudes." "Focusing on African-American, Asian-American, and Hispanic-American subpopulations with Caucasians treated as a comparison group, the authors explore the relation of previous results to the present. Several broad findings include: the shift toward more interest in being informed of one's own terminal prognosis, a more personal approach to funerals and mourning observances, and a greater focus on family and relationships."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-190) and index |
| Subject |
Death -- Social aspects.
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Death -- Psychological aspects.
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Mourning customs.
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Bereavement.
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| Author |
Peveto, Cynthia A.
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| LC no. |
2004023927 |
| ISBN |
0826127967 alkaline paper |
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