The role of American Christian and Japanese Buddhist clergy in suicide prevention a comparison of different religious and cultural approaches to counseling /
The purpose of this study is to examine American and Japanese clergy's perception of their role in the prevention of suicide. The research questions are: (1) How do clergy in the US and Japan perceive suicide?; (2) Do they see suicide differently?; and (3) How do they envision the role of suici...
| Основен автор: | Hirono, Tatsushi. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Lewiston, N.Y. :
Edwin Mellen Press,
℗♭2012.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=457411 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Role of American Christian and Japanese Buddhist Clergy in Suicide Prevention : A Comparison of Different Religious and Cultural Approaches to Counseling. |
| Резюме: |
The purpose of this study is to examine American and Japanese clergy's perception of their role in the prevention of suicide. The research questions are: (1) How do clergy in the US and Japan perceive suicide?; (2) Do they see suicide differently?; and (3) How do they envision the role of suicide prevention? The hypotheses are: (A) Christian clergy think that suicide is an unacceptable "sin;" (B) Buddhist clergy are more accepting of suicide than Christian clergy; and (C) There are role differences related to suicide prevention in the Japanese and American religious communities; and (D) Americ. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (234 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780773421257 0773421254 |