Mellowing with Age: Factors Influencing the Nonwhite Suicide Rate.

Seiden, Richard H.

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ERIC Number: EJ254875

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981

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Mellowing with Age: Factors Influencing the Nonwhite Suicide Rate.

Seiden, Richard H.

International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v13 n4 p265-84 1981

Describes age patterning of White and non-White suicide rates which reveal a consistent divergence: White suicide rates increase with age while non-White suicides peak in youthful years. Analyzes six explanatory hypotheses including: (1) differential life expectancy; (2) screening out of the violence prone; (3) role and status; and (4) values. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Demography, Older Adults, Quality of Life, Racial Differences, Role Perception, Social Problems, Social Values, Suicide, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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