Kevin E. Early

Religion and Suicide in the African-American Community (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Suicide among African Americans occurs at about half the rate with which it occurs among white Americans. Why is the black rate of suicide so much lower, particularly when one considers the effects of racism and other socio-economic factors on African Americans? One answer that has been offered is that churches within the African-American community have a greater influence than among white Americans and that they provide amelioration of social forces that would otherwise lead to suicide. To date no other book has provided an in-depth ethnographic study of the buffering effect of the black church against suicide. Findings from Early's study indicate that there is a consensus within the black community in terms of its attitudes and beliefs toward suicide. Early concludes that suicide is alien to underlying African-American belief systems and a complete denial of what it means to be black. This important study will be invaluable to sociologists and others studying contemporary race relations and social problems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 1992
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313064777
• Artikelnr.: 37842868

Autorenporträt

KEVIN E. EARLY is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Oakland University in Michigan. He specializes in criminology, corrections, deviance/social control, and substance abuse. Professor Early is a Certified Criminal Justice Specialist (C.C.J.S.) with more than 9 years of experience in the fields of mental health, substance abuse, and corrections. He has published in the areas of deviance, death and dying, and race and ethnic relations. He is the author of Religion and Suicide in the African-American Community (Greenwood, 1992) and co-authored (with Martha Zingo) of Nameless Persons (Praeger, 1994).

Inhaltsangabe

Theoretical Framework The Role of the Church Black Suicide
Drugs
and Crime Survey of Church Members Conclusions
Limitations
and Implications Appendices: Letter of Introduction Explanation of Study Letter Interview Schedule Vignettes Survey Informed Consent Survey Results Methodology References Name Index Subject Index