Suicide

Suicide Key Terms

Altruistic suicide

Suicide in societies where people see their own happiness as unimportant.

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Anomic suicide

Suicide in societies where rapid change is occurring.

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Coroners

Officials who decide on the cause of death.

Egoistic suicide

Suicide in societies where people regard their individual happiness as very important.

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Fatalistic suicide

Suicide in extreme, usually oppressive situations where people lose the will to live.

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Interpretive sociologists

Those who approach society…