Suicide: A Study in Sociology

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 Émile 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, Suicide makes an immense contribution to our understanding to what must surely be one of the least understandable of acts. A brilliant study, it is regarded as one of the most important books Durkheim ever wrote.

Author: Emile Durkheim
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 02/21/2002
Pages: 426
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780415278300

About the Author

Émile Durkheim (1858 - 1917). One of the founding fathers of modern sociology.