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This book provides a socio-psychological enquiry of the phenomenon
of suicide in the Indian context. It addresses the rising trend of
suicides across the world and through case studies explores its
primary reasons, the after-effects on survivors and families and
measures to prevent them. The volume focuses on deciphering the
social and psychological meanings associated with suicide. Through
an examination of psycho-social autopsies of numerous cases, it
highlights the patterns and trends which emerge around mental
well-being, suicide and bereavement. It examines the primary
roadblocks for robust suicide prevention measures and provides
great insights into behavioral and personality categories and their
relationship with suicide. Offering theoretical and empirical
perspectives on the issue of suicide and self-harm, this book will
be of interest to students, researchers, and faculty of behavioral
sciences, psychology, social anthropology, demography, criminology,
social work and sociology. It will also be an essential read for
psychologists and counselors, policy makers, NGOs, CSOs, legal
experts and media personnel working in the area of suicide
prevention and research.
This volume explores one of the most complex labour landscapes of
India - the urban daily labour market. These markets form an
important sector of the urban informal labour market and contribute
significantly to the Indian economy. This book presents an
empirical, comparative picture of daily labour markets, in Gujarat,
Western India. These markets consist mostly of intra-state and
interstate migrant workers who suffer from layered multiple
marginalities based on markers of informality, migrant status,
caste, ethnicity, gender, poor agency and often live in the
peripheries of the cities without any right and entitlements to its
spaces and services. This study, based on an extensive survey of
three cities in Gujarat, contains description and analysis of the
places of migration and their causes as well as the working and
living conditions of the workers along with their spending patterns
on food, health, education and leisure. It mirrors the work, life
and issues of these workers on the regional level while
contributing to a better understanding for future policy
interventions. An in-depth study, the book will be of interest to
students and researchers of Labour Economics, Labour Studies, Urban
Planning, Social Work, Sociology, Anthropology, and Demography. It
will also be useful to NGOs/Trade Unions working with migrant
workers, civil servants in Labour department and other related
departments, city planners and policy makers.
This book provides a socio-psychological enquiry of the phenomenon
of suicide in the Indian context. It addresses the rising trend of
suicides across the world and through case studies explores its
primary reasons, the after-effects on survivors and families and
measures to prevent them. The volume focuses on deciphering the
social and psychological meanings associated with suicide. Through
an examination of psycho-social autopsies of numerous cases, it
highlights the patterns and trends which emerge around mental
well-being, suicide and bereavement. It examines the primary
roadblocks for robust suicide prevention measures and provides
great insights into behavioral and personality categories and their
relationship with suicide. Offering theoretical and empirical
perspectives on the issue of suicide and self-harm, this book will
be of interest to students, researchers, and faculty of behavioral
sciences, psychology, social anthropology, demography, criminology,
social work and sociology. It will also be an essential read for
psychologists and counselors, policy makers, NGOs, CSOs, legal
experts and media personnel working in the area of suicide
prevention and research.
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