The effect of survivalism-self-expressionism culture on black male suicide acceptability: A cross-national analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1211-1218

  Stack, Steven ^a   Kposowa, Augustine J ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African american; Culture; Hierarchical linear models; Men; Race; Religion; Suicide; World values surveys

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BLACK POPULATION; CULTURE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; RACIAL IDENTITY; SUICIDE;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; SUICIDE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79953766379     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.01.028     Document Type: Article

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