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Understanding Suicide: A Sociological Autopsy


Understanding Suicide: A Sociological Autopsy

Hardback by Fincham, B.; Langer, S.; Scourfield, J.; Shiner, M.

Understanding Suicide: A Sociological Autopsy

£44.99

ISBN:
9780230580923
Publication Date:
26 Jul 2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages:
203 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 10 - 12 May 2024
Understanding Suicide: A Sociological Autopsy

Description

Sociologists have debated suicide since the early days of the discipline. This book assesses that body of work and breaks new ground through a qualitatively-driven, mixed method 'sociological autopsy' ofone hundredsuicides that explores what can be known about suicidal lives.

Contents

List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Introduction The Sociology of Suicide - A Critical Appreciation What is a Sociological Autopsy? Suicide Case Files as Sites of Identity Creation Suicide Notes as Social Documents Repertoires of Action When Things Fall Apart - Suicide and the Life-Course Lessons for Prevention Bibliography Index

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