Ethnic Variations in Dying, Death, and Grief: Diversity in Universality
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....
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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. MADDVOCATE 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.
ContributorsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction - Multiculturalism and the Majority Population1Pt. 1Cross-Cultural and Personal PerspectivesCh. 1Cross-Cultural Variation in the Experience, Expression, and Understanding of Grief13Ch. 2One Woman's Interracial Journey21Ch. 3Personal Reflections on Death, Grief, and Cultural Diversity29Pt. 2Dying, Death, and Grief Among Selected Ethnic CommunitiesCh. 4Mourning and Funeral Customs of African Americans51Ch. 5Mexican American Perspectives Related to Death67Ch. 6Hmong Death Customs: Traditional and Acculturated79Ch. 7Native Americans: Adapting, Yet Retaining101Ch. 8To Honor the Dead and Comfort the Mourners: Traditions in Judaism113Ch. 9Death and Dying in Buddhism125Ch. 10Islamic Customs Regarding Death137Ch. 11Memorial Services among Quakers and Unitarians147Pt. 3Reflections and ConclusionsCh. 12Reflections by Professional Practitioners163Ch. 13Conclusions181APP. A Ethnic Population Data and Trends-United States and Canada191APP. B Questions that Might be Asked195APP. C Personal Reflections on the African American Experience201APP. D Personal Reflections on the Hispanic Experience203General Bibliography207Bibliography for Children211Index213
\ MADDVOCATEThe 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.\ \
