num_pages: 405
description: A classic book about the phenomenon of suicide and its social causes written by one of the world's most influential sociologists.Emile Durkheim's Suicide addresses the phenomenon of suicide and its social causes. Written by one of the world's most influential sociologists, this classic argues that suicide primarily results from a lack of integration of the individual into society. Suicide provides readers with an understanding of the impetus for suicide and its psychological impact on the victim, family, and society.
language: English
title: Suicide: A Study in Sociology
titlecomplete: Suicide: A Study in Sociology
genres: Classics, Philosophy, Mental Health, Sociology, Psychology, Science, Academic, Nonfiction, Social Science, Anthropology
ratings_count: 3860
publisher: Free Press