Bereaved Orthodox Jewish families and their community: a cross-cultural perspective.
This article examines the laws and customs of bereavement in Orthodox Jewish families and their community. It considers definitions of bereavement, the need for health care team members' cross-cultural understanding of bereavement, the community's role, and the role of the community health nurse and health care team with this particular group.
Weinstein
Lenore B
LB
Marquette University School of Dentistry, Division of Public Health, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. lenorewein@aol.com
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001293:Attitude to Death / Q000208:ethnology*; D001601:Bereavement; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D003256:Community Participation; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005655:Funeral Rites / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews / Q000208:ethnology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012944:Social Support; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000379:methods