Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ553464
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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African-American Suicide: A Cultural Paradox.
Gibbs, Jewelle Taylor
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v27 n1 p68-79 Spr 1997
Focuses on patterns and trends of Black suicide across the life span. Examines risk and protective factors, influence of cultural factors, and implications of these patterns. Risk factors include male gender, early adulthood, substance abuse, psychiatric disorders, antisocial behavior, and homosexuality. Protective factors include southern residence, older age, and religiosity. (RJM)
Descriptors: Blacks, Cultural Influences, Predictor Variables, Prevention, Risk, Self Injurious Behavior, Social Environment, Suicide
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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