Cultural changes in attitudes toward death, dying, and bereavement / Bert Hayslip, Jr., Cynthia A. Peveto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hayslip, Bert, Jr.

Contributor:

Peveto, Cynthia A.

Series:

Springer series on death and suicide.

Springer series on death and suicide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death--Social aspects.

Death.

Death--Psychological aspects.

Mourning customs.

Bereavement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By comparing the findings from Kalish's and Reynolds's landmark 1970's Death and Ethnicity Study to their own present study, Hayslip and Peveto examine the impact of cultural change on death attitudes. With a focus on African-American, Asian-American, and Hispanic-American subpopulations, with Caucasians treated as a comparison group, the authors come to several conclusions, including: the shift toward more interest in being informed of one's own terminal prognosis; a more personal approach to funerals and mourning observances; a greater focus on family and relationships

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; 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; Appendix A: Summary of Results by Ethnicity, Age, and Gender for the Present Study; Appendix B: Chi Square Comparisons of Kalish and Reynolds' Study With the Present Study's Results on Selected Items; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-190) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-96430-1

9786611964306

0-8261-2797-5

OCLC:

437109739