| Suicide Contributor(s): Spaulding, John A. (Author), Simpson, George (Author), Simpson, George (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0684836327 ISBN-13: 9780684836324 Publisher: Free Press OUR PRICE: $19.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Customs & Traditions |
| Dewey: 394.8 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.52" W x 8.3" (0.82 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A classic book about the phenomenon of suicide and its social causes written by one of the world's most influential sociologists. Emile Durkheim's Suicide addresses the phenomenon of suicide and its social causes. Written by one of the world's most influential sociologists, this classic argues that suicide primarily results from a lack of integration of the individual into society. Suicide provides readers with an understanding of the impetus for suicide and its psychological impact on the victim, family, and society. |
Contributor Bio(s): Durkheim, Emile: - Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) was a French sociologist who formally established the academic discipline and, with Karl Marx and Max Weber, is commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science. |