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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hirono, Tatsushi
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Suicide > United States > Prevention.
Suicide > Japan > Prevention.
Pastoral counseling > United States.
Pastoral counseling > Japan.
Suicide > États-Unis > Prévention.
Suicide > Japon > Prévention.
Counseling pastoral > États-Unis.
Counseling pastoral > Japon.
RELIGION > Counseling.
PSYCHOLOGY > Suicide.
Pastoral counseling
Suicide > Prevention
Japan
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (234 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780773421257
0773421254

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