| Description |
xxvii, 450 pages ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Penguin classics |
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Penguin classics.
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| Summary |
Traditionally, suicide was thought to be a matter of purely individual despair, but Durkheim recognized that the phenomenon had a social dimension. He believed that if anything can explain how individuals relate to society, then it is suicide. This work was the result of his research |
| Analysis |
Suicide |
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Sociology |
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Causes |
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Psychology |
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Sex differences |
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Age groups |
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Statistics |
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Comparisons |
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History |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
First published in 1897 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [xxv]) |
| Notes |
Translated from the French |
| Subject |
Suicide.
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Suicide -- Sociological aspects.
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| Author |
Buss, Robin.
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Riley, Alexander.
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Sennett, Richard, 1943-
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| ISBN |
0140449671 paperback |
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9780140449679 paperback |
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