Suicide
- Created by: Thomas Cebula
- Created on: 05-05-11 09:45
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- Durkheim:
- Studied suicide to show it could explain something as individual and psychological as this.
- He studied the suicide states of European countries.
- He found that the following had high rates:
- 1. Protestants have higher rates than Jews/Catholics
- 2. Married have higher rates than singles
- 3.Parents have higher rates than childless adults.
- 4.Those living in peace have higher rates than those living in war.
- Identified 2 key factors in suicide:
- 1. A persons level of integration in society.
- 2. Their level of regulation.
- Integration: Extent to which someone feels part of a community, family or society.
- Regulation: Extent to which a person's behaviour is determined & rules by another.
- Types of Suicide:
- 1. Altruistic: Too much integration into society. Feel responsible for others.
- 2. Egoistic: Too little integration into…
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