Spaulding, john a simpson, george and a great selection of related books, art. Traditionally, suicide was thought to be a matter of purely individual despair but durkheim recognized that the phenomenon had a social dimension. The book succeeds brilliantly, both as a technical study of suicide and as a fundamental. Emile durkheims suicide addresses the phenomenon of suicide and its social causes. Durkheim starts suicide by pointing out that suicide is, within a general range, a fairly stable fact of. Emile durkheims on suicide 1897 was a groundbreaking book in the field of sociology. Emile durkheim s on suicide 1897 was a groundbreaking book in the field of sociology. Reviews suicide is one of the great classics of sociology. Le suicide is an 1897 book written by french sociologist emile durkheim. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. He believed that if anything can explain how individuals relate to society, then it is suicide. Durkheim s initial effort at such a definition indeed followed common usage, according to which a suicide is any death which is the immediate or eventual result of a positive e. Anticipating the argument of book two, durkheim thus suggested that suicide is.
This bibliography was generated on cite this for me. Emile durkheim s suicide addresses the phenomenon of suicide and its social causes. One of durkheim s most important works, serving as a model in social theory. It was the first methodological study of a social fact in the context of society. A brilliant study, it is regarded as one of the most important books durkheim ever wrote. The problem with the hard copy is it lacks an index.
This book examines the continuing importance of durkheim s methodology. For me, i really need an index for my current research. Durkheim s work on suicide has been cited as evidence. In his book suicide book one durkheim first analyzed extra social factors. According to durkheim 1951 suicide in all death cases results directly or indirectly from negative or positive act of the victim, knowing that the suicide act will produce this result durkheim, 1951. These are the sources and citations used to research emile durkheim suicide. Emile durkheim 18581917 founded the french school of sociology. Farsighted and trailblazing in its conclusions, suicide makes an immense contribution to our understanding to what must surely be one of the least understandable of acts.
Of all published articles, the following were the most read within the past 12 months. It is ostensibly a case study of suicide, a publication unique for its time that provided an example of. Recent applications of social capital theories to population health often draw on classic sociological theories for validation of the protective features of social cohesion and social integration. Durkheims, his work on suicide remains the prototype of systematic, rigorous and unrelenting attack on the subject with the data, tech niques, and accumulated knowledge available at any given period. Indeed, le suicide is among the very first modern examples of con sistent and organized use of statistical method in social investigation. As a person with an undergraduate degree in sociology and a ph. Bronislaw malinowskisuicide is used by durkheim as a means of demonstrating. On suicide by emile durkheim, 9780140449679, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Through letters, arguments, and commentaries on significant debates. The phenomenon of suicide and its social causes written by one of the worlds. A classic book about the phenomenon of suicide and its social causes written by one of the worlds most influential sociologists. As a result, i purchased a kindle edition of this classic research study.
The phenomenon of suicide and its social causes written by one of the worlds most influential sociologists. Emile durkheim s masterful work on the nature and scope of sociologynow with a new introduction and improved translation by leading scholar steven lukes. Le suicide by french founding sociologist emile durkheim is a classic text in sociology that is widely taught to psychology students. Suicide much of these notes owe their basic structure to bearmans paper on the network structure of suicide. Sociology teachers love to show their students the elegant argument and the clever classifications that durkheim employs in this book. Durkheim s great books are dedicated to the proposition that society transcends the individual. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Foundations of modern social thought socy 151 durkheim s suicide is a foundational text for the discipline of sociology, and, over a hundred years later, it remains influential in the study of.
It is ostensibly a case study of suicide, a publication unique for its time that provided an example of what the sociological monograph should look like. Anticipating the argument of book two, durkheim thus suggested that suicide is the consequence of the intensity of social life. Some argue that it is not a case study, which makes it unique. When he looked at social, religious, or racial groups that had high incidences of suicide, he discovered that abnormally high or low levels of social integration increase the. Spaulding and simpson, free press, 1951 on page 86 he writes in short, of all the germanic peoples, only the germans are in general strongly inclined to suicide. This is a groundbreaking study in sociology by notable functionalist, emile durkheim. Bronislaw malinowski suicide is used by durkheim as a means of demonstrating. Page numbers from the free press edition are in, from the calhoun et.
A study in sociology by emile durkheim 19660401 by durkheim, emile. A study in sociology was the first major sociological study on suicide, from this a debate arose and helped make suicide a huge topic in sociology. Theres a statement on the article saying as a conclusion by durkheim that suicide rates are higher in scandinavian countries. The rules of the sociological method is among the most important contributions to the field of sociology, still debated among scholars today.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The book addresses suicide and its social causes and argues that suicide is the result of a lack of. It is a used book, may contain highlightsmarking or library stickers, order will be shipped in 2 working days. The social structure of suicide sociological forum, 1991. He chose suicide as it was more suited to a psychological rather than sociological explanation, he decided if he could show suicide s link to society then the. Written by one of the worlds most influential sociologists, this classic argues that suicide primarily results from a lack of integration of the individual into society. Although it is now more than a century old, it remains the most significant work on suicide ever produced. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
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