Durkheim''s Suicide - A Century of Research and Debate

Informationen zum Autor W.S.F. Pickering, Geoffrey Walford Klappentext Written by world renowned Durkheim scholars, this book examines the continuing importance of Durkheim's classic text on suicide, and revisits some of the key issues explored. Zusammenfassung Written by world renowned Durkheim scholars, this book examines the continuing importance of Durkheim's classic text on suicide, and revisits some of the key issues explored. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction W.S.F. Pickering and Geoffrey Walford 2. Emile Durkheim's contribution to the sociological explanation of suicide Luigi Tomasi 3. The deconstruction of social action: the 'reversal' of Durkheimian methodology from The Rules to Suicide Mike Gane 4. Durkheim's altrusitic and fatalistic suicide after the first one hundred years Christie Davies and Mark Neal 5. Suicide, statistics and sociology: assessing Douglas' critique of Durkheim John Varty 6. Reading the conclusion: Suicide , morality and religion W.S.F. Pickering 7. The moral discourse of Durkheim's Suicide William Ramp 8. The fortunes of Durkheim's Suicide : reception and legacy Philippe Besnard 9. The reception of Suicide in Russia Alexander Gofman 10. Marriage and suicide: testing the Durkheimian theory of marital regulation a century later Philippe Besnard 11. Social integration and marital status: a multivariative individual level study of 30,157 suicides K.D. Breault and Augustine J. Kposowa 12. Teaching Durkheim's Suicide : a symposium Christie Davies, Mark Neal, John Varty, Geoffrey Walford, Robert Alun Jones and William Ramp

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: W.s.f. Walford Pickering
• Con la collaborazione di: W.S.F. Pickering (Editore), Geoffrey Walford (Editore), Walford Geoffrey (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 29.06.2000
• EAN: 9780415205825
• ISBN: 978-0-415-20582-5
• Pagine: 224
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, Personal & public health, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Personal and public health / health education