Thoughts about Death and Dying in an African Sample
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628659 |
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| Authors | E W M Guana (University of Transkei, Umtata, South Africa, corresponding author), Johann Louw (0000-0002-4557-1996, University of KwaZulu-Natal), N Chabani Manganyi (University of the Witwatersrand) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 245-258 |
| Publication date | 1990-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/prxn-6yhe-d36u-g7t0 |
| OpenAlex | W2077414834 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
The attitudes toward death and dying of 163 Xhosa-speaking respondents living in Transkei, South Africa were assessed by means of semi-structured interviews. Eight aspects of death were studied: personal death, death of others, the right to know about one's impending death, preferred length of life span, preferences for manner of dying, and place of death, euthanasia, and suicide. A number of critical factors in the formation of attitudes were related to the above: age, gender, belief in life after death, educational level, and exposure to death and dying. The findings concerning the salient aspects of death and dying were in many ways similar to those from previous studies in African as well as western societies. Age, gender, belief in life after death, and education influenced the number of respondents reporting certain attitudes in a number of cases
Life span · Social science · Sociology · Thanatology · Xhosa · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Gerontology
| Highly cited | No |
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