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Suicide: A Study in Sociology
Émile Durkheim
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Description for Suicide: A Study in Sociology
Paperback. Originally published in 1897, this is Durkheim's pioneering attempt to offer a sociological explanation for a phenomenon regarded until then as exclusively psychological and individualistic. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 102 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JHBZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 482.
There would be no need for sociology if everyone understood the social frameworks within which we operate. That we do have a connection to the larger picture is largely thanks to the pioneering thinker Emile Durkheim. He recognized that, if anything can explain how we as individuals relate to society, then it is suicide: Why does it happen? What goes wrong? Why is it more common in some places than others? In seeking answers to these questions, Durkheim wrote a work that has fascinated, challenged and informed its readers for over a hundred years. Far-sighted and trail-blazing in its conclusions, ... Read more
There would be no need for sociology if everyone understood the social frameworks within which we operate. That we do have a connection to the larger picture is largely thanks to the pioneering thinker Emile Durkheim. He recognized that, if anything can explain how we as individuals relate to society, then it is suicide: Why does it happen? What goes wrong? Why is it more common in some places than others? In seeking answers to these questions, Durkheim wrote a work that has fascinated, challenged and informed its readers for over a hundred years. Far-sighted and trail-blazing in its conclusions, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Routledge Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415278317
SKU
V9780415278317
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About Émile Durkheim
Emile Durkheim (1858 - 1917). One of the founding fathers of modern sociology.
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