Social Meanings of Suicide

by Jack D. Douglas

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This book presents a review and criticism of all sociological literature on suicide, from Emile Durkheim's influential Suicide (1897) to contemporary writings by sociologists who have patterned their own work on Durkheim's. Douglas points out fundamental weaknesses in the structural-functional study of suicide, and offers an alternative theoretical approach. He demonstrates the unreliability of official statistics on suicide and contends that Durkheim's...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691028125

ISBN13:9780691028125

Release Date:April 1970

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:414 Pages

Weight:0.98 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Death & Grief Medical Books Politics & Social Sciences Psychology Social Science Social Sciences Suicide

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