Suicide
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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.
Customer Reviews
Seminal work in sociology
Durkheim's suicide is a masterwork. Not only is his analysis of the causes and types of suicide still mostly timeless (save for his occasional dated sexism), but he solidly argue for the distinctiveness of society as a thing beyond the mere aggregation of individuals. Every person interested in social or individual life should read this book. It's long, but hint: you can skim through the tables and numbers because he always summarizes the important bits afterwards.