A Cross-Ethnic Study of Suicide Attitudes and Expectations in the United States (IN: Suicide in Different Cultures, ed. by N L Farberow)

Year: 1975 Source: Baltimore, Md.: University Park Press, 1975. p.35-50 SIEC No: 19870942

Presents a study of the impact & influence of culture on suicide in the U.S. A sample of 434 respondents comprised of Black Americans, Mexican Americans, Japanese Americans, & Americans of European descent were asked a series of open-ended questions about suicide. Detailed findings about each ethnic group’s attitudes toward suicide are presented. (13 refs.) (LH)

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Reynolds D KKalish R AFarberow N L