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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherFree Press
ISBN-100029086604
ISBN-139780029086605
eBay Product ID (ePID)17414
Product Key Features
Publication Year1966
Book TitleSuicide : a Study in Sociology
TopicGeneral, Suicide
LanguageEnglish
GenreSocial Science, Psychology
AuthorÉmile Durkheim
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight16 Oz
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal394.8
SynopsisThere would be no need for sociology if everyone understood the social frameworks within which we operate. That we do have a connection to the larger picture is largely thanks to the pioneering thinker Émile Durkheim. He recognized that, if anything can explain how we as individuals relate to society, then it is suicide: Why does it happen? What goes wrong? Why is it more common in some places than others? In seeking answers to these questions, Durkheim wrote a work that has fascinated, challenged and informed its readers for over a hundred years. Far-sighted and trail-blazing in its conclusions, Suicide makes an immense contribution to our understanding to what must surely be one of the least understandable of acts. A brilliant study, it is regarded as one of the most important books Durkheim ever wrote.