03485cam a2200565Ma 4500 ocn794328920 OCoLC 20200709055533.0 m d cr |n| 120528s2012 nyu ob 001 0 eng d EBLCP EBLCP N$T 9780773421257 (electronic bk.) 0773421254 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)794328920 457411 (N$T) n-us--- a-ja--- HV6548.U5 H57 2012eb REL 019000 bisacsh PSY 037000 bisacsh 362.28/7 23 N$TA Hirono, Tatsushi. 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. Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, c2012. 1 online resource (234 p.) Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based upon print version of record. 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. Suicide United States Prevention. Suicide Japan Prevention. Pastoral counseling United States. Pastoral counseling Japan. Leadership -- Religious aspects. Pastoral counseling -- Japan. Pastoral counseling -- United States. Suicide -- Japan -- Prevention. Suicide -- United States -- Prevention. Religion. RELIGION / Counseling bisacsh PSYCHOLOGY / Suicide bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Hirono, Tatsushi The Role of American Christian and Japanese Buddhist Clergy in Suicide Prevention : A Comparison of Different Religious and Cultural Approaches to Counseling Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press,c2011 9780773426030 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=922468 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=457411 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL922468 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51284 51284