Cross-cultural perspectives in thanatology: Through a prism of religious faiths

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-56

  Nandan, Monica ^a  

^a MISSOURI WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; Cultural competence; Diversity; Education; Thanantology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CURRICULUM; ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY; HUMANS; MISSOURI; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; THANATOLOGY; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33644846519     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v26n01_04     Document Type: Article

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