Understanding Suicide [electronic resource] : A Sociological Autopsy /
Fincham, B.author.
Langer, S.author.
Scourfield, J.author.
Shiner, M.author.
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' ofone hundredsuicides that explores what can be known about suicidal lives.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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' ofone hundredsuicides that explores what can be known about suicidal lives.
Social groups.
Family.
Social policy.
Social medicine.
Sociology.
Social work.
Self.
Identity (Psychology).
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Social Policy.
Medical Sociology.
Gender Studies.
Social Work.
Self and Identity.