Understanding suicide : a sociological autopsy / Ben Fincham [and others].
- Date:
- 2011
- Books
About this work
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' of one hundred suicides that explores what can be known about suicidal lives.
Publication/Creation
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Physical description
vii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contributors
Contents
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.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicinePWS.UOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 9780230580923
- 0230580920