On Suicide
Emile Durkheim author Robin Buss translator Richard Sennett editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:28th Sep '06
Should be back in stock very soon
Emile Durkheim's On Suicide (1897) was a groundbreaking book in the field of sociology. 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: Why does it happen? What goes wrong? Why do certain social, religious or racial groups have higher incidences of suicide than others? As Durkheim explored these questions he became convinced that abnormally high or low levels of social integration lead to an increased likelihood of suicide. On Suicide was the result of his extensive research. Divided into three parts - individual reasons for suicide, social forms of suicide and the relation of suicide to society as a whole - Durkheim's revelations have fascinated, challenged and informed readers for over a century.
ISBN: 9780140449679
Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 20mm
Weight: 330g
480 pages