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ERIC Number: EJ254881
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Individualism and the Emerging "Modern" Ideology of Death.
Kearl, Michael C.; Harris, Richard
Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v12 n3 p269-80 1981-82
Begins with a theoretical elaboration of individualism. Argues its development is associated with an emergent death ideology emphasizing personal control. In two national samples attitudes toward suicide, abortion and the right to die scaled unidimensionally. Results indicated indices of individualism were the best predictors of position on this scale. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Death, Individual Power, Individualism, Predictive Measurement, Public Opinion, Religious Factors, Social Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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