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

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Hirono, Tatsushi

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9780773421257
0773421254

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Role of American Christian and Japanese Buddhist Clergy in Suicide Prevention : A Comparison of Different Religious and Cultural Approaches to Counseling.DDC classification:

362.28/7 23

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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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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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