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.

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Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2011

ISBN

9780230314078

Topic

Ciencias sociales

Subtopic

Matrimonio y sociología familiar

Cover
Understanding Suicide
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 The Sociology of Suicide — A Critical Appreciation
3 What is a Sociological Autopsy?
4 Suicide Case Files as Sites of Identity Creation
5 Suicide Notes as Social Documents
6 Repertoires of Action
7 When Things Fall Apart — Suicide and the Life-Course
8 Lessons for Prevention
References
Index