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The role of American Christian and Japanese Buddhist clergy in suicide prevention [electronic resource] : a comparison of different religious and cultural approaches to counseling / Tatsushi Hirono ; with a foreword by Joel Blau.

By: Publication details: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, c2012.Description: 1 online resource (234 p.)ISBN:
  • 9780773421257 (electronic bk.)
  • 0773421254 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Role of American Christian and Japanese Buddhist Clergy in Suicide Prevention : A Comparison of Different Religious and Cultural Approaches to CounselingDDC classification:
  • 362.28/7 23
LOC classification:
  • HV6548.U5 H57 2012eb
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Contents:
Chapter 1. The role of the clergy -- Chapter 2. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods -- Chapter 3. Clergy's views on prevention, obligation, sin, counseling, and resources: results of the quantitative analysis -- Chapter 4. Analyzing "why" and "where" cultural/religious differences came from: results of the qualitative questions -- Chapter 5. Discussion by analyzing close-ended questions -- Chapter 6. Discusssion by analyzing open-ended questions -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: policy implications and limitation of this research -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: 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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Chapter 1. The role of the clergy -- Chapter 2. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods -- Chapter 3. Clergy's views on prevention, obligation, sin, counseling, and resources: results of the quantitative analysis -- Chapter 4. Analyzing "why" and "where" cultural/religious differences came from: results of the qualitative questions -- Chapter 5. Discussion by analyzing close-ended questions -- Chapter 6. Discusssion by analyzing open-ended questions -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: policy implications and limitation of this research -- Bibliography -- Index.

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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