Authors: Donald P. Irish (Editor), Kathleen F. Lundquist, Kathleen F. Lundquist (Editor), Vivian J. Nelsen
ISBN-13: 9781560322788, ISBN-10: 1560322780
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: January 1993
Edition: 1st Edition
This volume is directed towards professionals who work in the fields concerning death and dying. These professionals must perceive the needs of people with cultural patterns which are different from the "standard and dominant" patterns in the United States and Canada. Accordingly, the book includes illustrative episodes and in-depth presentations of selected "ethnic patterns".; Each of the "ethnic chapters" is written by an author who shares the cultural traditions the chapter describes. Other chapters examine multicultural issues and provide the means for personal reflection on death and dying. There are also two bibliographic sections, one general and one geared towards children. The text is divided into three sections - Cross-Cultural and Personal perspectives, Dying, Death, and Grief Among Selected Ethnic Communities, and Reflections and Conclusions.; The book is aimed at those in the fields of clinical psychology, grief therapy, sociology, nursing, social and health care work.
The strength of the book is that contributors write about their own traditions rather than reporting on studies about traditions... the reader gains a respect for the varied ways racial, ethnic, and cultural groups have learned to try to make sense of death.
Contributors | ||
Foreword | ||
Preface | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction - Multiculturalism and the Majority Population | 1 | |
Pt. 1 | Cross-Cultural and Personal Perspectives | |
Ch. 1 | Cross-Cultural Variation in the Experience, Expression, and Understanding of Grief | 13 |
Ch. 2 | One Woman's Interracial Journey | 21 |
Ch. 3 | Personal Reflections on Death, Grief, and Cultural Diversity | 29 |
Pt. 2 | Dying, Death, and Grief Among Selected Ethnic Communities | |
Ch. 4 | Mourning and Funeral Customs of African Americans | 51 |
Ch. 5 | Mexican American Perspectives Related to Death | 67 |
Ch. 6 | Hmong Death Customs: Traditional and Acculturated | 79 |
Ch. 7 | Native Americans: Adapting, Yet Retaining | 101 |
Ch. 8 | To Honor the Dead and Comfort the Mourners: Traditions in Judaism | 113 |
Ch. 9 | Death and Dying in Buddhism | 125 |
Ch. 10 | Islamic Customs Regarding Death | 137 |
Ch. 11 | Memorial Services among Quakers and Unitarians | 147 |
Pt. 3 | Reflections and Conclusions | |
Ch. 12 | Reflections by Professional Practitioners | 163 |
Ch. 13 | Conclusions | 181 |
APP. A Ethnic Population Data and Trends-United States and Canada | 191 | |
APP. B Questions that Might be Asked | 195 | |
APP. C Personal Reflections on the African American Experience | 201 | |
APP. D Personal Reflections on the Hispanic Experience | 203 | |
General Bibliography | 207 | |
Bibliography for Children | 211 | |
Index | 213 |