Originally published in 1976 Race and Suicide in South Africa
synthesises the two dimensions of suicide: the personal and the
social phenomenon. Its approach is Durkheimian in the use of court
records, and phenomenological in the examination of actual cases.
About 1500 cases of suicide in Durban from 1940-70 are analysed in
terms of race, sex, occupation, marital status, economic status,
family type and size, residential area, time and method used. What
emerges is a revealing picture of suicide in South African ethnic
groups. The findings confute the idea of Durkheim and others that
behaviour in suicide conforms to certain universal principles and
suggest the crucial role of particular social conditions in
determining suicide trends, while at the same time challenging the
proposition that a high suicide rate is associated with high
status. Instead the author found that there were common emotional
syndromes among suicides, but there were contributed to by
different social factors.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(3)
