The Gender of Suicide - Knowledge Production, Theory and Suicidology (Hardcover, New Ed)

Drawing on diverse theoretical and textual sources, The Gender of Suicide presents a critical study of the ways in which contemporary society understands suicide, exploring suicide across a range of key expert bodies of knowledge. With attention to Durkheim's founding study of suicide, as well as discourses within sociology, law, medicine, psy-knowledge and newsprint media, this book demonstrates that suicide cannot be understood without understanding how gender shapes it, and without giving explicit attention to the manner in which prevailing claims privilege some interpretations and experiences of suicide above others. Revealing the masculine and masculinist terms in which our current knowledge of suicide is constructed, The Gender of Suicide, explores the relationship between our grasp of suicide and problematic ideas connected to the body, agency, violence, race and sexuality. As such, it will appeal to sociologists and social theorists, as well as scholars of cultural studies, philosophy, law and psychology.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2014
Authors:	Katrina Jaworski
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4094-4141-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4094-4141-5
Barcode:	9781409441410

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