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ERIC Number: EJ338624
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Some Unique Causes of Black Suicide.
Spaights, Ernest; Simpson, Gloria
Psychology: A Quarterly Journal of Human Behavior, v23 n1 p1-5 1986
Aspects of suicide unique to blacks are: cultural expectations for males, which include repression of feelings and strict obedience to parents and elders; difficulty identifying with their race; gangs and drug abuse; poverty; and racism. These factors can cause depression, a known factor in suicidal behavior. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Black Culture, Blacks, Depression (Psychology), Drug Abuse, Influences, Poverty, Racial Discrimination, Racial Identification, Suicide
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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